World Cup ｜ Round of 16 ｜ 2026-07-05 06:00 JST
Match summary Paraguay and France met in the World Cup Round of 16 on July 5. France held on to a 1-0 win over Paraguay. It was 0-0 at half-time. France scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
France's scorers: Kylian Mbappé.
France controlled the game with 76% possession and 15 shots (5 for their opponents). France scored 1 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Paraguay 0, France 3.
Team stats 5-4-1 12 Gill 6 Alo nso 3 Alde ret 15 Gomez 2 Vela zqu 4 Cace res 23 Gala rza 14 Cubas 8 Gómez 10 Almi ron 19 Enciso
4-2-3-1 16 Maignan 3 Digne 17 Saliba 4 Upam eca 5 Koundé 14 Rabiot 6 Kone 12 Barcola 11 Olise 7 Dembélé 10 Mbappé
0.13 Expected goals (xG) 1.45
0.37 Goals prevented (xG) 0.37
View as table Paraguay Stat France 5-4-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 24% Possession 76% 0.13 Expected goals (xG) 1.45 5 Shots 15 1 Shots on target 5 4 Shots off target 6 1 Blocked shots 4 1 Shots inside the box 5 4 Shots outside the box 10 2 Corner kicks 12 13 Fouls 11 183 Passes 569 98 Accurate passes 510 54% Pass accuracy 90% 4 Goalkeeper saves 1 0.37 Goals prevented (xG) 0.37 0 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev, Uzbekistan
Player stats Paraguay Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK O. Gill 0 6(26%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 1(1) DF Juan Cáceres 0 4 8(53%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.7 90 3 15(8) DF Gustavo Velázquez 0 1(50%) 1 1 4(31%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 90 7(3) DF Gustavo Gómez 0 1 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 3(2) DF O. Alderete 0 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.6 58 1(None) DF Junior Alonso 2 0 3 1 9(50%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 2 5(3) MF Miguel Almirón 0 2(40%) 2 8(53%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 71 1 16(6) MF D. Gómez 1 0 4 1 11(61%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 71 2 11(6) MF Andrés Cubas 0 7 15(68%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 90 1 3 12(7) MF Matías Galarza 0 2 17(61%) 0 0 0 3 3 6.3 90 1 3 13(5) FW J. Enciso 0 1(33%) 1 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 61 9(3) DF José Canale 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 6.2 32 FW Gustavo Caballero 0 3 0 0 0 2 6.7 29 6(3) MF Mauricio 1 0 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 19 1 3(2) FW Gabriel Ávalos 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 19 4(1) GK Gastón Olveira 0 0 0 0 GK Roberto Fernández 0 0 0 0 DF Fabián Balbuena 0 0 0 0 DF Alexandro Maidana 0 0 0 0 MF Damián Bobadilla 0 0 0 0 MF Braian Ojeda 0 0 0 0 MF Alejandro Romero 0 0 0 0 FW Ramón Sosa 0 0 0 0 FW Antonio Sanabria 0 0 0 0 FW Alex Arce 0 0 0 0 FW Isidro Pitta 0 0 0 0
France Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Maignan 0 23(82%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 2(2) DF J. Koundé 0 2 56(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 6(5) DF D. Upamecano 0 4 61(94%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.3 90 1 4 10(7) DF William Saliba 0 1 63(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 9(4) DF L. Digne 0 1(100%) 3 47(85%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 9(7) MF K. Kone 2 1 0 1(33%) 1 66(93%) 0 1 0 2 2 6.9 90 1 2 11(5) MF A. Rabiot 2 0 51(84%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 1 6(3) MF O. Dembélé 1 0 1(50%) 31(76%) 0 0 0 6.2 84 2 4(1) MF M. Olise 0 3(43%) 1 56(93%) 0 1 0 2 3 6.6 90 1 1 15(7) MF B. Barcola 1 0 5(62%) 1 13(100%) 0 1 0 2 6.5 61 2 14(7) FW Kylian Mbappé 5 4 1 2(67%) 22(81%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.3 90 2 9(4) FW D. Doué 0 2(50%) 1 16(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 29 3 9(4) MF R. Cherki 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 17 1 2(None) GK R. Risser 0 0 0 0 GK B. Samba 0 0 0 0 DF M. Gusto 0 0 0 0 DF I. Konaté 0 0 0 0 DF Theo Hernández 0 0 0 0 DF L. Hernández 0 0 0 0 DF M. Lacroix 0 0 0 0 MF A. Tchouaméni 0 0 0 0 MF N. Kanté 0 0 0 0 MF W. Zaïre-Emery 0 0 0 0 MF M. Akliouche 0 0 0 0 FW M. Thuram 0 0 0 0 FW J. Mateta 0 0 0 0
Lineups Paraguay Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 O. Gill Starter DF 4 J. Caceres Starter DF 2 G. Velazquez Starter DF 15 G. Gomez Starter DF 3 O. Alderete Starter DF 6 J. Alonso Starter MF 10 M. Almiron Starter MF 8 D. Gómez Starter MF 14 A. Cubas Starter MF 23 M. Galarza Starter FW 19 J. Enciso Bench FW 21 G. Avalos Bench FW 24 G. Caballero Bench DF 13 J. Canale Bench MF 11 Mauricio
Show unused substitutes (11) Role Pos No. Player Bench 1 R. Fernandez Bench GK 22 G. Olveira Bench DF 5 Fabian Balbuena Bench FW 9 A. Sanabria Bench FW 25 I. Pitta Bench FW 7 R. Sosa Bench MF 17 Kaku Bench FW 18 A. Arce Bench MF 20 B. Ojeda Bench MF 16 D. Bobadilla Bench DF 26 A. Maidana
France Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 16 M. Maignan Starter DF 5 J. Koundé Starter DF 4 D. Upamecano Starter DF 17 W. Saliba Starter DF 3 L. Digne Starter MF 6 K. Kone Starter MF 14 A. Rabiot Starter MF 7 O. Dembélé Starter MF 11 M. Olise Starter MF 12 B. Barcola Starter FW 10 Kylian Mbappé Bench MF 24 R. Cherki Bench FW 20 D. Doué
Show unused substitutes (13) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 B. Samba Bench GK 23 R. Risser Bench DF 15 I. Konaté Bench MF 8 A. Tchouaméni Bench DF 26 M. Lacroix Bench DF 2 M. Gusto Bench MF 25 M. Akliouche Bench MF 18 W. Zaïre-Emery Bench MF 13 N. Kanté Bench DF 21 L. Hernández Bench FW 9 M. Thuram Bench DF 19 T. Hernandez Bench FW 22 J. Mateta
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 19' France 🟨 Yellow card B. Barcola 2H 13' Paraguay 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Alderete → IN J. Canale 2H 16' Paraguay 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Enciso → IN G. Caballero 2H 16' France 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Barcola → IN D. Doué 2H 22' France 📺 VAR D. Doué 2H 25' France ⚽ Goal Kylian Mbappé 0-1 2H 26' Paraguay 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Almiron → IN G. Avalos 2H 26' Paraguay 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Gomez → IN Mauricio 2H 36' France 🟨 Yellow card K. Kone 2H 39' France 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Dembélé → IN R. Cherki 2H 45+7' France 🟨 Yellow card M. Olise
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