Paraguay v France

FIFA World Cup

Full time

Paraguay

0–1

France

Match events

ParaguayFrance

1st half

19'
Yellow cardBradley Barcola (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Half-time0–0

2nd half

SubstitutionSubstitution, Paraguay. José Canale replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
58'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury.
61'
61'
SubstitutionSubstitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
70'0–1
Penalty goalGoal! Paraguay 0, France 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Paraguay. Mauricio replaces Diego Gómez.
71'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.
71'
81'
Yellow cardManu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84'
SubstitutionSubstitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
90'+7'
Yellow cardMichael Olise (France) is shown the yellow card.
Full-time0–1

Highlights

3:11Leboeuf: Paraguay was everything I hate about football vs. FranceESPN2:06Do France need to improve to beat Morocco?ESPN0:30Paris celebrates as Mbappé fires France ahead vs. ParaguayESPN

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Match details

Date: Sunday 5 July 2026
Started: 7:00 am AEDT
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Officials: Ilgiz Tantashev (Referee)
Crowd: 68,324

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Updated 12 Nov, 2:57 am