
Mbappé Penalty Sends France Past Physical Paraguay into World Cup Quarter-Finals
- France beat Paraguay 1-0 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
- Mbappu00e9's second-half penalty proved decisive in Philadelphia's heat.
- His 19th World Cup goal drew him level with Messi.
France reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Paraguay in a Round of 16 tie played in Philadelphia amid a summer heat wave. The defending champions and pre-tournament favourites struggled to reproduce the fluent attacking football of their earlier matches, instead adopting a more…








