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France 1-0 Paraguay: Mbappe penalty sends Les Bleus to World Cup quarter-finals in laboured win

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Mark Doyle

12h ago· 6 min readenInsight
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Summary

France beat Paraguay 1-0 in a World Cup last-16 match in Philadelphia, with Kylian Mbappe scoring the only goal from the penalty spot. The match was laboured and physical, with Paraguay playing an aggressive, cynical style. GOAL provides player ratings for all France players involved, analyzing individual performances in a game where the star-studded forward line failed to impress despite the victory.

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Twitter / XFrance 1-0 Paraguay: Mbappe penalty sends Les Bleus to World Cup quarter-finals in laboured wingoal.com

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Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot as France progressed to the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a laboured 1-0 win over an aggressive and cynical Paraguay side on Saturday evening.
The South Americans, who upset Germany in the previous round, were always expected to make for awkward and uncompromising opponents.
Les Bleus' stellar forward line fails to impress in laboured last-16 win
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GOAL issues ratings to all of the France players involved in the World Cup last-16 clash with Paraguay, as Les Bleus triumphed 1-0 in Philadelphia thanks to a penalty from Kylian Mbappe

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