Friday , 10 July 2026

Paraguay vs France, Worldcup 2026 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Paraguay
0 – 1
Full Time
France
Sat 4 Jul 2026 · 21:00 UTC Lincoln Financial Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 70' Kylian Mbappe pen
Y 19' Bradley Barcola
Y 81' Manu Kone
Y 90' Michael Olise

Overview

Match Preview

Paraguay vs France — Worldcup at Lincoln Financial Field.

  • Paraguay 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Il'giz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
  • Assistant 1 Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
  • Assistant 2 Timur Gaynulin (Uzbekistan)
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Paraguay 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-04 Paraguay 0–1 France

Recent Form

Paraguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul France H 0–1 L
29 Jun Germany A 6–5 W
26 Jun Australia H 0–0 D
20 Jun Turkey A 1–0 W
13 Jun United States A 0–0 D
02 Jul Peru A 6–7 L
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Paraguay A 1–0 W
30 Jun Sweden H 3–0 W
26 Jun Norway A 4–1 W
22 Jun Iraq H 3–0 W
16 Jun Senegal H 3–1 W
09 Jul Spain A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Paraguay France
#15 Position #33
4 Points 9
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 10
4 Conceded 2
-2 GD +8
1.33 PPG 3.00
33% Win % 100%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Paraguay this season
67% Clean Sheets
France this season

Paraguay are 15th (4 pts). France are 33rd (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Paraguay
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
France
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Paraguay to score. At the same time, France does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Juan Caceres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Paraguay and France are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gustavo Alfaro will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bradley Barcola on 19.
  • 24' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 29' Paraguay are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' It looks surprising France does not make any changes. Kylian Mbappe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 49' Adrien Rabiot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for France so far.
  • 54' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' The whistle greets Omar Alderete as he departs to be replaced by Jose Canale.
  • 61' Paraguay make a change. Julio Enciso trudges off to be replaced by Gustavo Caballero on 61 minutes.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Junior Alonso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for France.
  • 70' The France Kylian Mbappe breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 0-1!
  • 71' The whistle greets Gustavo Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Mauricio.
  • 76' Gustavo Gomez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Manu Kone.
  • 84' Ousmane Dembele makes way for Rayan Cherki at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from France.
  • 89' France is showing some good football. However, France are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Michael Olise.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Paraguay Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Alfaro

France Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Paraguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 France xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + France to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Paraguay13% Draw22% France65%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Paraguay or Draw
34%
Draw or France
87%
Paraguay or France
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Paraguay3% Draw43% France54%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
19.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
13%
0 – 0
11.3%
0 – 4
6.6%
1 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 5
2.8%
1 – 4
2.3%
1 – 0
2.2%
0 – 6
1%

Asian Handicap — Paraguay

Handicap Paraguay covers Push France covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% — 100%
-1.5 0% — 100%
-1 0% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% — 96%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 26% 52%
+1.5 48% — 52%
+2 48% 24% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

Paraguay keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
France keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.