Kylian Mbappe moved level with Lionel Messi for most goals at this World Cup by scoring his seventh of the tournament with a penalty to defeat a fierce Paraguay side who made life very difficult for France in the extreme heat of Philadelphia.

After France lost the 2022 World Cup Final, it would have been understandable if the team was dealing with an emotional hangover even four years later.

Now 250 years later, on the fourth of July and in the city of Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed, France used that as a motivator and, through hard work and perseverance, it came out victorious against a stubborn Paraguay with a hard-fought 1-0 win thanks to Kylian Mbappé's penalty shot.

The real issue behind Paraguay’s shameless skulduggery in ill-tempered defeat to France - Paraguay aimed to keep France at bay through a cynical reliance on underhand tactics, which obscured the genui

After France's win over Paraguay in the Round of 16, Thierry Henry would mention how "football won" in the game.

None of the teams before had made France look this uncomfortable. Paraguay, ranked 41st in the world and running on the adrenaline of knocking out Germany a round earlier, was supposed to be more of the same.

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By Rohith Nair July 5 (Reuters) - Paraguay's remarkable World Cup journey came to a grinding halt against France, but not before the South American underdogs proved that good old-fashioned grit and a few questionable tactics can still rattle football's elite.