New Delhi: France continued their brilliant performance in the 2026 World Cup and created World Cup history by defeating Sweden 3-0 in the last 32 match.Didier Deschamps’ side become first team fifa world cup Players who have scored three or more goals in five consecutive games in history. After France’s comfortable victory, FIFA confirmed the achievement in a post on X.“France became the first team in FIFA World Cup history to score three or more goals in five consecutive games,” FIFA said.
Mbappe shines again
Kylian Mbappe The French team took the lead again and scored twice to help the French team advance to the top 16. Bradley Bakla also scored as France maintained their perfect record in the tournament.With two goals, Mbappe’s World Cup goals reached 18. He is second on the all-time World Cup goalscoring list, two points ahead of Miroslav Klose and just one behind. Lionel Messi.France dominated much of the first half, with Mbappé finally breaking the deadlock by dribbling into the penalty area and firing in a corner kick.Sweden had little chance of a comeback after the break. Michael Olise scored France’s second goal and then assisted Kylian Mbappe for his second of the game and his 10th goal in the World Cup knockout stages.
Deschamps proud of team’s effort
France coach Didier Deschamps praised his players after another dominant display.“A lot of pride and a lot of emotion. Before this game, we saw in the other 32 rounds that no game was easy, including ours, even though we had a little cushion. We could have been more efficient in the first half, but we have to appreciate what we achieved,” Deschamps said.
Another knockout match awaits
The French team has reached the top 16 for the seventh time in history (1986, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026). Only Brazil have had a longer run of appearances on this stage, with France’s performance underlining their consistency on the biggest stage.France will face Paraguay on July 5 in Philadelphia. Looking ahead to the next challenge, Deschamps said: “There’s another game in four days and that’s what we’re here for. We’re going to enjoy what we did today but don’t look too far ahead or we’ll be back to reality very quickly. We have to keep the same focus and determination in the next stage against Paraguay, which is a great South American country, very tenacious and talented. They didn’t get here by accident and have some good players. We will take time to savor this before preparing for the next phase.”
