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Paraguay vs France — FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16

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Paraguay
0–1
Match Finished
France
🗓 Sunday 5 July 2026 📍 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia 🧑‍⚖️ Ilgiz Tantashev, Uzbekistan

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Result: France won · Held ✓ · RPS 0.020

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Match recap

France beat Paraguay 1–0.

Scorers — France: Kylian Mbappé 70' (pen)

Possession: Paraguay 24% – France 76%.

Highlights & clips

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Timeline

  1. YELLOW CARDFrance90+7'
    M

    Michael OliseCAM

    France

  2. SUBSTITUTIONFrance84'
    RRayan CherkiRMOusmane DembéléO
  3. YELLOW CARDFrance81'
    M

    Manu KonéCDM

    France

  4. SUBSTITUTIONParaguay71'
    MMauricioCBGustavo GómezG
  5. SUBSTITUTIONParaguay71'
    GGabriel ÁvalosRMMiguel AlmirónM
  6. GOAL · PENALTYFrance70'
    Paraguay0–1France
    K

    Kylian MbappéST

    France

  7. VARFrance68'
    D

    Désiré Doué

    France

  8. SUBSTITUTIONFrance61'
    DDésiré DouéLMBradley BarcolaB
  9. SUBSTITUTIONParaguay61'
    GGustavo CaballeroSTJulio EncisoJ
  10. SUBSTITUTIONParaguay58'
    JJosé CanaleCBOmar AldereteO
  11. YELLOW CARDFrance19'
    B

    Bradley BarcolaLM

    France

Match stats

24%Ball Possession76%
0.15Expected goals (xG)1.36
5Total Shots15
1Shots on Goal5
2Corner Kicks12
13Fouls11
0Yellow Cards3
4Goalkeeper Saves1

Lineups

D
Player of the match Dayot Upamecano France
7.5
Paraguay5-4-1
126.6GillGK
66.7AlonsoLWB
36.7AldereteCB
156.7GómezCB
26.2VelázquezCB
46.3CáceresRWB
236.3GalarzaLM
147.3CubasCM
86.3GómezCM
106.2AlmirónRM
196.5EncisoST
France4-2-3-1
167.3MaignanGK
36.9DigneLB
177.0SalibaCB
4★7.5UpamecanoCB
57.2KoundéRB
146.9RabiotCDM
66.9KonéCDM
126.5BarcolaLM
116.7OliseCAM
76.0DembéléRM
107.0MbappéST
Paraguay5-4-1

Substitutes

  • JJosé Canale#1358'6.2
  • GGustavo Caballero#2461'6.3
  • MMauricio#1171'6.9
  • GGabriel Ávalos#2171'6.5
  • GGastón Olveira#22
  • RRoberto Fernández#1
  • FFabián Balbuena#5
  • AAlexandro Maidana#26
  • DDamián Bobadilla#16
  • BBraian Ojeda#20
  • AAlejandro Romero#17
  • RRamón Sosa#7
  • AAntonio Sanabria#9
  • AAlex Arce#18
  • IIsidro Pitta#25
GCoachGustavo Alfaro
France4-2-3-1

Substitutes

  • DDésiré Doué#2061'7.3
  • RRayan Cherki#2484'6.5
  • RRobin Risser#23
  • BBrice Samba#1
  • MMalo Gusto#2
  • IIbrahima Konaté#15
  • TTheo Hernández#19
  • LLucas Hernández#21
  • MMaxence Lacroix#26
  • AAurélien Tchouaméni#8
  • NN'Golo Kanté#13
  • WWarren Zaïre-Emery#18
  • MMaghnes Akliouche#25
  • MMarcus Thuram#9
  • JJean-Philippe Mateta#22
DCoachDidier Deschamps
Goal Yellow card Red card Subbed off Player of the match Own goal