France vs Sweden

France demolished Sweden 3-0 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford to ease into the Round of 16 in commanding fashion, with Kylian Mbappé once again the star of the show. The France captain scored twice to take his tournament tally to seven goals — equal with Erling Haaland and just one behind Lionel Messi at the top of the Golden Boot standings. Ousmane Dembélé added a third late on to put a gloss on a dominant French performance that answered the questions raised by their surprise 4-1 group-stage defeat to Norway. Sweden, who squeaked into the knockout rounds as one of the eight best third-placed teams, offered little to suggest they could trouble a side of France's quality. Les Bleus now face Paraguay in the Round of 16 in Philadelphia on July 4 — a rematch of their 1998 group-stage meeting — in what looks a very winnable fixture as France aim to become the first side to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.