France advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup on Saturday, July 4, in Philadelphia after a 1:0 win over Paraguay. The narrow result was decided by Kylian Mbappé, who converted a penalty kick in the second half, scoring his 19th goal at world championships. SITA ↗
The match was significantly more demanding for the favorite than the previous duel with Sweden, which France won 3:0. Paraguay played rough, disrupted the tempo, and according to several reports also used provocations and diving. The match was accompanied by scuffles, harsh tackles, and criticism of the referee, whom part of the commentary blamed for losing control over the course of the game. hnonline.sk ↗
Mbappé thus built on his two goals against Sweden, after which he had 18 strikes at World Cups. After another accurate strike, he reached seven goals at this tournament and, according to available data, shares the lead in the scorers' standings with Lionel Messi. The French captain remains the team's central figure even after previous matches were accompanied by attention paid to his support for coach Didier Deschamps. teraz.sk ↗
Michael Olise, who was described as one of the important elements of the French offense after the win over Sweden, did not stand out as markedly this time according to assessments. The available annotations still do not mention any separate new information about Bradley Barcola. Le Figaro ↗
France will face Morocco, which eliminated Canada, in the quarterfinals. The advance past Paraguay confirmed France's position among the main title contenders, but also showed that their offense can struggle against a physically and defensively oriented opponent. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
Mbappé's penalty sends France into the World Cup quarterfinals
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