Sunday , 15 November 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
50% 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
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Paraguay welcome France for this crunch clash at Lincoln Financial Field.
  • 5' France are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Bradley Barcola.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Paraguay needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Paraguay are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined France backline.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Junior Alonso has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' France international Dayot Upamecano has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Paraguay that had 14 games and scored 13 goals.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Paraguay team. Omar Alderete is replaced by Jose Canale on 58 minute.
  • 61' Another change for Paraguay made on 61 minute. Julio Enciso leaves to be changed by Gustavo Caballero.
  • 66' Both keepers have barely been tested. Paraguay and France are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' Kylian Mbappe makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and France are in front.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Mauricio. He replaces Gustavo Gomez on 71 minute.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Manu Kone argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 84' Time for substitution for France. Ousmane Dembele is replaced by Rayan Cherki.
  • 89' With 1 assists to his name this season, Matias Galarza is clearly more than just a goal scorer for France.
  • 90' Michael Olise catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • France celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.