CompetitionWorld Cup
Venue
- Venue
- Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este
Match
- Referee
- Ilgiz Tantashev, Uzbekistan
- Round
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2026-07-04T21:00:00Z
Paraguay (Home)
France (Away)
Head to head
Match headlines
- Bronze excited for Chelsea to ‘prove ourselves’ against Lyon
- Italy’s Raspadori sent back to Atalanta and will miss France and Turkiye games through injury
- Italy’s Raspadori sent back to Atalanta and will miss France and Turkiye games through injury
- Zinédine Zidane hails ‘natural talent’ Michael Olise after latest France heroics
- ‘I’m making the most of every moment’ – Giroud admits retirement is close
- Real Madrid superstar avoids threat of surgery after new injury; could be rested vs Villarreal
- Prediction: France vs Italy
- French media question Rabiot’s place after Da Cunha debut: ‘Something France lack’
France created the clearer chances on xG (0.13 vs 1.45, Δ 1.32). France fired more attempts (15 vs 5 shots). France was more accurate in front of goal (33% on target vs 20%). France held more of the ball (76% possession).
France underperformed their xG by 0.4 goals (1 scored vs 1.45 xG).