In the quarter-final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, France defeated Paraguay 0-1 after a tough match, and now France will face Morocco with Morocco.
In the match that was played in the American city of Philadelphia, France struggled a lot to win. Paraguay, with a defensive strategy, defeated French attacks for a long time, but in the 70th minute of the match, substitute Desiree Douy was fouled in the penalty area after VAR review and France was awarded a penalty.
Captain Mbappe successfully converted the penalty to give his team the lead, which turned out to be the decisive goal of the match. With this goal, Mbappe took his number of goals in the 2026 World Cup to 7 and tied Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot competition of this tournament. Besides, this was the 19th goal in his World Cup career.
Paraguay tried hard to equalize in the final minutes of the match, but French goalkeeper Mike Mannion made a crucial save to preserve his team’s lead, while the defense also thwarted several dangerous attacks.
With this victory, France qualified for the quarter-finals, where they will face Morocco. This match between the two teams will be the focus of the fans as France also beat Morocco in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
