Paraguay v France, 04 July 2026

Score1-0 to France
RefereeIlgiz Tantashev
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16
VenueLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia PA
Attendance68,324

View Paraguay v France head to head

Kick-off: 5.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 6 Paraguay won: 0 Drawn: 2 France won: 4 Paraguay scored: 4 France scored: 15 . FIFA World Ranking: Paraguay 41st, France 3rd . This was the third meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament. France won 7-3 in Norrköping, Sweden in 1958 and 1-0 in Lens, France in 1998.

0 Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

1 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Goals:

Kylian Mbappé penalty 70 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Gill
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Júnior Alonso
Defender Gustavo Gómez (captain)
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cáceres
Midfielder Andrés Cubas
Midfielder Matías Galarza
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso

Starting lineup:

Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
Jules Koundé Defender
William Saliba Defender
Dayot Upamecano Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Manu Koné Midfielder
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
Bradley Barcola Midfielder/Forward
Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder/Forward
Michael Olise Midfielder/Forward
Kylian Mbappé Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

José Canale for Omar Alderete 58
Gustavo Caballero for Julio Enciso 61
Gabriel Avalos for Miguel Almirón 71
Mauricio for Diego Gómez 71

Substitutions:

Désiré Doué for Bradley Barcola 61
Rayan Cherki for Ousmane Dembélé 84

Cards:

Cards:

Bradley Barcola 19 Y
Manu Koné 81 Y
Michael Olise 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender José Canale
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Midfielder Damián Bobadilla
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Gabriel Avalos
Forward Isidro Pitta
Forward Antonio Sanabria

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

This was the fifth time that Paraguay had reached the Round of 16 of a FIFA World Cup tournament but had now only progressed to the Quarter-finals in 2010 in South Africa. . La Albirroja had now scored three goals in their last eight games at the FIFA World Cup finals (conceded seven). . This was the first time that they had not been shown a yellow card in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournaments since a group game against Nigeria in 1998 in Marseille, France.

Comments:

France had now reached the Quarter-finals for a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup tournament. . Les Bleus had now become the fourth nation to score 150 or more goals at FIFA World Cup finals after Argentina, Brazil and Germany. . Kylian Mbappé had now scored ten goals in his 11 games in the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup tournaments. . France were awarded a penalty in the 66th minute following a VAR review.

0 Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Gill
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Júnior Alonso
Defender Gustavo Gómez (captain)
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cáceres
Midfielder Andrés Cubas
Midfielder Matías Galarza
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso

Substitutions:

José Canale for Omar Alderete 58
Gustavo Caballero for Julio Enciso 61
Gabriel Avalos for Miguel Almirón 71
Mauricio for Diego Gómez 71

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender José Canale
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Midfielder Damián Bobadilla
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Gabriel Avalos
Forward Isidro Pitta
Forward Antonio Sanabria

Comments:

This was the fifth time that Paraguay had reached the Round of 16 of a FIFA World Cup tournament but had now only progressed to the Quarter-finals in 2010 in South Africa. . La Albirroja had now scored three goals in their last eight games at the FIFA World Cup finals (conceded seven). . This was the first time that they had not been shown a yellow card in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournaments since a group game against Nigeria in 1998 in Marseille, France.

1 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Kylian Mbappé penalty 70 P

Starting lineup:

Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
Jules Koundé Defender
William Saliba Defender
Dayot Upamecano Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Manu Koné Midfielder
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
Bradley Barcola Midfielder/Forward
Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder/Forward
Michael Olise Midfielder/Forward
Kylian Mbappé Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Désiré Doué for Bradley Barcola 61
Rayan Cherki for Ousmane Dembélé 84

Cards:

Bradley Barcola 19 Y
Manu Koné 81 Y
Michael Olise 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

France had now reached the Quarter-finals for a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup tournament. . Les Bleus had now become the fourth nation to score 150 or more goals at FIFA World Cup finals after Argentina, Brazil and Germany. . Kylian Mbappé had now scored ten goals in his 11 games in the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup tournaments. . France were awarded a penalty in the 66th minute following a VAR review.