World Cup Debrief - World Cup 2026 : France Battle Through Paraguay Dark Arts
Mbappe scored his seventh World Cup goal as France survived a physical match and set up a quarterfinal against Morocco.
- France secured a spot in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals after a 1-0 win against Paraguay in the Round of 16 at Lincoln Financial Field.
- A 66th-minute penalty broke the deadlock after Dou was brought down in the box, and Mbappe stepped up to calmly convert, giving Les Bleus the lead.
- Mbappe insisted France is ready to "play ugly" if necessary, saying, "If we have to get our hands dirty, we'll do it."
- Holding firm against Paraguay's late push, France sealed the victory to set up a quarterfinal showdown against Morocco.
- The Real Madrid forward Mbappe leads tournament scoring with seven goals, while The Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland remain nearest contenders.
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World Cup Debrief - World Cup 2026 : France battle through Paraguay dark arts
France is through to the round of 16 after a fierce battle with Paraguay. Paraguay sat in a low block and tried to frustrate les Bleus, often committing bad fouls, all of which went unpunished. Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal of the game, converting a penalty. Morocco were slightly stunned by Canada in the first half of their game in Houston, unfortunately, the Canucks were unable to keep the pressure going and conceded the first goal of the …
2026 World Cup: Mbappe, Messi in fierce battle for Golden Boot
France captain, Kylian Mbappe, netted his seventh goal of the 2026 World Cup, to ensure qualification into the quarter-final. Mbappe calmly slotted home a second-half penalty, in what was a tight and feisty affair against Paraguay. The Real Madrid man is now ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi, only because he has two assists to his […] 2026 World Cup: Mbappe, Messi in fierce battle for Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal to give France victory to overtake Lionel Messi as the top scorer in the World Cup, as both now have seven goals each.
Superstar Kylian Mbappé can only laugh at the ugly appearance of the Prügel Paraguayer in the World Cup Sixteenth Final against France during the game.
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