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M89 · Round of 16Sat, Jul 4 · 17:00 local
Paraguay
PAR
vs
Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia
France
FRA

Match report

0–1

Mbappé sends Gill the wrong way after Doué is upended in the box — a VAR-awarded penalty settles an ill-tempered tie. Mbappé joins Messi on seven goals; France meet Morocco in the quarter-finals.

Timeline

  1. 70'⚽ (pen)Kylian Mbappé

Paraguay · Group D

1W-1D-1L · 2-4 (-2)
  • L1-4A United StatesFri, Jun 12
  • W1-0A TürkiyeFri, Jun 19
  • D0-0H AustraliaThu, Jun 25

France · Group I

3W-0D-0L · 10-2 (+8)
  • W3-1H SenegalTue, Jun 16
  • W3-0H IraqMon, Jun 22
  • W4-1A NorwayFri, Jun 26

Head-to-head — group stage

2
Goals scored
10
4
Goals conceded
2
1
Cards (Y / R)
0

Stat coverage is incomplete in some games — bars show only what was recorded.

Best players — Paraguayover the group stage

  • 23F
    Matías Galarza
    Forward
    Group: 1G · 2 apps
  • 14M
    Andrés Cubas
    Midfielder
    Group: 0G · 2 apps
  • 8M
    Diego Gómez
    Midfielder
    Group: 0G · 2 apps
Most-used shape: 4-2-3-1

Best players — Franceover the group stage

  • ·F
    Kylian Mbappé
    Forward · Real Madrid (ESP)
    Group: 4G · 1 apps
    Club 2025-26 La Liga: 35 apps · 27G · 6A
  • ·F
    Ousmane Dembélé
    Forward · Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
    Group: 1G · 1 apps
    Club 2025-26 Ligue 1: 33 apps · 14G · 12A
  • ·
    Bradley Barcola
    Squad member
    Group: 1G · 0 apps
Most-used shape: 4-2-3-1

Paraguay scouting

Biggest strengthauto

Won 1 of 3 — found a way through to the knockouts.

Biggest weaknessauto

Low scoring — under one goal per game in the group stage.

France scouting

Biggest strength

Verticality and width — Mbappé + Dembélé attack the channels at speed.

Biggest weakness

Set-piece defending: two of three conceded came from corners.