France 3-0 Sweden: Kylian Mbappe makes World Cup history as Les Bleus cruise into Round of 16

France underlined their presumption arsenic 1 of the favourites to triumph the 2026 World Cup arsenic they bushed Sweden 3-0 successful the Round of 32, with Kylian Mbappe erstwhile again taking centre stage.

Mbappe and Bradley Barcola were some connected people for Les Bleus, who are present acceptable to look Paraguay successful the Round of 16 connected July 4 successful Philadelphia.

Didier Deschamps's broadside were a people supra Graham Potter's Sweden and that was exemplified by Mbappe, who bagged his 3rd brace successful 4 games arsenic helium made World Cup history.

France 3-0 Sweden: What conscionable happened?

Mbappe thought helium had fixed France the pb successful the 20th infinitesimal erstwhile helium was enactment done and fired the shot past Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, but the extremity was yet disallowed owed to a choky offside call.

France continued to propulsion for a breakthrough, hitting the woodwork twice, earlier Mbappe yet scored connected the verge of half-time.

It was an exquisite decorativeness from the forward, who bushed his antheral with a large portion of accomplishment and recovered the backmost of the nett aft a well-worked corner.

Barcola past made it 2-0 aft a magnificent assistance from Michael Olise, earlier Mbappe wrapped things up with different exquisite decorativeness successful the 74th minute.

France 3-0 Sweden: The large talking point

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Mbappe has erstwhile again been the prima of the amusement for France astatine his 3rd World Cup, having helped them triumph the tourney successful 2018 and scope the last successful 2022.

The 27-year-old ever seems to emergence to the juncture astatine World Cups and helium volition person 1 oculus connected breaking Lionel Messi's grounds for the astir goals successful tourney history.

Messi broke the grounds during the radical signifier and presently sits connected 19 goals, but Mbappe is present conscionable 1 extremity down him aft his brace against Sweden.

It besides saw Mbappe marque past arsenic helium became the record-holder for the astir World Cup knockout goals with 10, overtaking Brazil legends Leonidas and Ronaldo.

France 3-0 Sweden: The bigger picture

Mbappe bagged 4 goals astatine the 2018 tournament, including 1 successful the final, and followed it up with 9 successful 2022.

That singular tally included a hat-trick successful the last arsenic France were beaten 7-5 connected penalties by a Messi-inspired Argentina and Mbappe appears determined to debar suffering that aforesaid heartbreak this year.

At this tournament, helium has made 2 extremity contributions successful each crippled truthful acold and is the crown jewel successful a stacked French onslaught that is the envy of astir each different nation.

With some France and Argentina connected other sides of the draw, determination is each accidental we volition beryllium treated to a rematch of 1 of the top finals ever and Mbappe volition person the accidental to get revenge.

France 3-0 Sweden: What happens next?

For now, though, France volition beryllium focused connected their upcoming clash with Paraguay, who produced 1 of the biggest upsets of the tourney erstwhile they bushed Germany connected penalties successful their Round of 32 match.

It was an awesome show from Paraguay, but France are a chopped supra Germany and should person excessively overmuch prime for their South American opposition.