{"id":76195,"date":"2026-07-05T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=76195"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:59:49","slug":"france-defeats-paraguay-reaches-world-cup-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=76195","title":{"rendered":"France defeats Paraguay, reaches World Cup quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia (Lord Media): France celebrated a hard-fought victory over Paraguay, winning 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 pre-quarterfinals to advance to the quarterfinals. France will now face Morocco. The French team had to exert significant effort to secure this win. Paraguay adopted a defensive strategy, successfully thwarting French attacks for a considerable time. However, in the 70th minute, a VAR review awarded France a penalty after substitute Desire Doue was fouled in the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Mbappe successfully converted the penalty, which proved to be the decisive goal of the match. This goal increased Mbappe&#8217;s tally to seven in the World Cup 2026, equaling Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot. It was also his 19th career World Cup goal.<\/p>\n<p>In the final moments of the match, Paraguay made a strong effort to equalize, but French goalkeeper Mike Maignan made crucial saves to maintain his team&#8217;s lead, while the defense thwarted several dangerous attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Following France&#8217;s victory, they will face Morocco in the quarterfinals, a match that is anticipated to draw significant attention from fans. 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