Key events
France battle past Paraguay to reach quarter-finals
Paul MacInnes
Let’s start with Paul MacInnes’ match report from a hot and sweaty Philadelphia Stadium. The 1-0 win for France was a repeat of the scoreline from their last-16 tie in 1998 and we all know how that World Cup ended.
“The World Cup favourites were forced to drop a gear or two but still had too much for a Paraguay team that set out for a fight but were ultimately no more than a nuisance.”
Preamble
Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are! It feels like we’re getting to the business end of the World Cup now as highlighted by the first two quarter-finalists emerging. Morocco were too clinical for co-hosts Canada while France came through a bruising encounter with Paraguay.
We’ll have all the reaction to those two last-16 ties and build-up to the much-anticipated clash between Mexico and England in the Azteca. There’s also the little matter of Brazil v Norway this evening so, yeah, the serious stuff is really happening now. Ready for day 25 of the World Cup? Let’s do it!
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