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Paraguay

FIFA #34
Round of 16
Ugh, no.
Paraguay lost to France
France 1 – 0 Paraguay
FT · Sat, Jul 4

Match Details

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · 68,324 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Paraguay 0, France 1.
  • 90'+11'Second Half ends, Paraguay 0, France 1.
  • 90'+10'Foul by Désiré Doué (France).
  • 90'+10'Mauricio (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10'Corner, France. Conceded by Matías Galarza.
  • 90'+9'Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9'Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
  • 90'+8'Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 90'+7'Michael Olise (France) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7'Foul by Michael Olise (France).
  • 90'+7'Matías Galarza (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6'Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Gill (Paraguay).

Line Score

12T
FRA 01 1
PAR 00 0

Match Leaders

France
Paraguay

Key Events

90'+7'Michael Olise (France) is shown the yellow card.
84'Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
81'Manu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.
71'Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio replaces Diego Gómez.
70'Goal! Paraguay 0, France 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
61'Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
61'Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury.
58'Substitution, Paraguay. José Canale replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
19'Bradley Barcola (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

FranceParaguay
General
75.9 Possession % 24.1
15 Shots 5
5 On Target 1
0 Offsides 0
12 Corners 2
11 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
510 Passes Completed 98
1 Crosses Won 0
7 Tackles Won 21
10 Interceptions 14
27 Clearances 21
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 4

Recent Form

Paraguay W L W D W
France W W W W W

Starting Lineups

France4-2-3-1
16 Maignan
5 Koundé 4 Upamecano 17 Saliba 3 Digne
6 Koné 14 Rabiot
7 Dembélé 11 Olise 12 Barcola
10 Mbappé 70'
19 Enciso
23 Galarza 14 Cubas 8 Gómez 10 Almirón
6 Alonso 3 Alderete 15 Gómez 2 Velázquez 4 Cáceres
12 Gill
Paraguay5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Paraguay

  1. OG #12 Orlando GillG
  2. GG #15 Gustavo GómezCD
  3. OA #3 Omar AldereteCD-L
  4. GV #2 Gustavo VelázquezCD-R
  5. JA #6 Júnior AlonsoLB
  6. JJ #4 Juan Jose CáceresRB
  7. #14 Andrés CubasCM-L
  8. DG #8 Diego GómezCM-R
  9. MG #23 Matías GalarzaLM
  10. #10 Miguel AlmirónRM
  11. JE #19 Julio EncisoF
Substitutes · 4 used

France

  1. MM #16 Mike MaignanG
  2. WS #17 William SalibaCD-L
  3. DU #4 Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. LD #3 Lucas DigneLB
  5. JK #5 Jules KoundéRB
  6. MO #11 Michael OliseAM
  7. AR #14 Adrien RabiotLM
  8. MK #6 Manu KonéRM
  9. KM #10 Kylian MbappéF70'
  10. BB #12 Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. OD #7 Ousmane DembéléAM-R
Substitutes · 2 used

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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French football chief condemns Chilavert’s remarks that Les Bleus are ‘a squad from Africa’
· The Guardian
Philippe Diallo: former goalkeeper has ‘fallen into disgrace’ Remarks came in run-up to France v Paraguay match The French football federation president, Philippe Diallo, has condemned José Luis Chilavert after the…
Mbappé and France ditch ‘tuxedos’ to play ‘dirty football’ and beat Paraguay
· The Guardian
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