Mbappe and Doue break the Paraguayan lock — full player ratings from Paraguay 0-1 France at the World Cup

There was nary shortage of hostility astatine Lincoln Financial Stadium successful Philadelphia connected Saturday. Against a Paraguayan antiaircraft operation of the highest order, France struggled to make but secured a 1-0 win — a Mbappe punishment — to scope the World Cup quarter-finals.

Mbappe was not the ascendant fig the lucifer suggested helium mightiness be, pinned down by the antiaircraft strategy Gustavo Alfaro had designed for the occasion. Unable to make wide chances, Didier Deschamps yet turned to substitute Desire Doue, who earned the second-half penalty. From the spot, the fig 10 reached 7 goals astatine this tournament.

In the quarter-finals, France volition look Morocco, their opponents successful the 2022 semi-finals. That necktie takes spot connected Thursday 9 July astatine 9pm BST astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough.

Here are the afloat subordinate ratings from the last-16 necktie betwixt Paraguay and France.

Paraguay subordinate ratings vs France

GOALKEEPER

Orlando Gill — 7.5/10

He was hardly tested successful the archetypal half, with France incapable to muster a azygous changeable connected target. Another composed show whenever helium was called into enactment — reliable successful the aerial and alert connected the fewer occasions France threatened. He could bash thing astir Mbappe's penalty. In the closing stages, helium produced 2 fantabulous saves successful speedy succession from the fig ten, who could easy person doubled the lead.

DEFENDERS

Gustavo Velazquez — 6/10

Omar Alderete — 6/10

Juan Jose Caceres — 7/10

Produced a man-marking show connected Mbappe successful the last 3rd that was highly effective. Not giving the Real Madrid guardant an inch of abstraction is an accomplishment that earns a beardown people successful itself, and helium besides managed to neutralise Barcola connected the near helping simultaneously.

Junior Alonso — 6/10

Gustavo Gomez — 6.5/10

A coagulated showing from the Paraguayan captain, who was yet withdrawn aft France opened the scoring and Alfaro was forced to propulsion for an equaliser. Bows retired of the World Cup having led this squad with favoritism throughout.

MIDFIELDERS

Diego Gomez — 5.5/10

Had been performing good until the punishment foul connected Doue aboriginal successful the 2nd half. A infinitesimal of mediocre judgement that tainted an different tenable show and yet ended Paraguay's World Cup.

Miguel Almiron — 6.5/10

A tireless, technically accomplished beingness and genuinely irreplaceable successful Alfaro's system. Gave perfectly everything — visibly suffering cramps and carnal exhaustion successful the attacking signifier — but could not find the reply to France's antiaircraft structure.

Andres Cubas — 6/10

Matias Galarza — 5/10

One of Paraguay's much agitated performers implicit the 90 minutes, often clashing with Mbappe and the French players. Did not marque a decisive mistake but was good beneath his group-stage standards.

FORWARDS

Julio Enciso — 5.5/10

Alfaro's enactment prime sent a wide message: Enciso would beryllium the sole notation for Paraguay's counter-attacks. A strategy that had worked against Germany did not wage dividends against the spot of the French antiaircraft block. Willing and committed passim but was substituted successful symptom aboriginal successful the 2nd half.

SUBSTITUTES

Jose Canale — 5/10

Gustavo Caballero — 5/10

Mauricio — 6.5/10

Produced Paraguay's 1 and lone changeable connected target, arriving successful the 89th minute. Brought connected to inject much creativity successful the mediate of the parkland but the interaction was not capable to alteration the outcome.

Gabriel Avalos — Not rated

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France subordinate ratings vs Paraguay

GOALKEEPER

Mike Maignan — 7/10

Barely threatened for 90 minutes. When called upon — peculiarly connected aerial balls — helium intervened cleanly and without fuss. Also worthy noting an close agelong transportation to Mbappe successful the goalless play that showed his prime with the shot astatine his feet.

DEFENDERS

Lucas Digne — 6/10

William Saliba — 7/10

Dayot Upamecano — 7/10

Marshalled the French antiaircraft enactment and denied Paraguay the benignant of openings that had troubled Germany successful the past 32. One of the cardinal figures successful France's tournament, holding the backline unneurotic with authority.

Jules Kounde — 7/10

Unsatisfied with the attacking stalemate, helium pushed guardant regularly passim the match, often appearing wrong the Paraguayan container successful an effort to adhd an other magnitude to the attacking play.

MIDFIELDERS

Manu Kone — 6.5/10

Produced France's archetypal changeable connected people and was effectual defensively — peculiarly successful the second stages aft the opening goal, erstwhile France needed to support the lead.

Adrien Rabiot — 6/10

One of the fewer midfielders to amusement originative inaugural successful the attacking phase, producing respective efforts from extracurricular the container during a lucifer wherever France lacked their accustomed fluency successful possession.

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FORWARDS

Ousmane Dembele — 5.5/10

Had a fistful of promising but uncommon opportunities to interruption the deadlock. His astir notable publication came astatine the punishment spot itself — absorbing the Paraguayan players' unit earlier calmly handing the shot to Mbappe to instrumentality the kick.

Michael Olise — 5/10

His worst show of the tournament, a nonstop effect of Paraguay's organised antiaircraft strategy that denied France immoderate country to transportation the ball. Booked successful stoppage time, helium present sits connected a yellowish paper up of the quarter-final — a interest for Deschamps.

Bradley Barcola — 5/10

Unable to flight the Paraguayan antiaircraft artifact connected the near flank. It was precisely erstwhile Doue replaced him that France began to make opportunities. His lack from the transportation marked a wide turning point.

Kylian Mbappe — 7/10

France's starring scorer astatine this World Cup, but good beneath his champion against Paraguay. He was good marked passim by a five-man Paraguayan backline that gave him nary country to run successful unfastened play. However, erstwhile the infinitesimal arrived from the spot, helium delivered — his seventh extremity of the tournament.

SUBSTITUTES

Desire Doue — 7.5/10

Changed the lucifer entirely. Came connected for Barcola and instantly achieved thing that had appeared intolerable for France up to that constituent — penetrating the Paraguayan antiaircraft lines. In 1 specified run, helium drove astatine the defence and was brought down successful the container by Diego Gomez. Exactly what Deschamps had hoped for from the PSG forward.

Rayan Cherki — 6/10

Came connected to assistance negociate the pb and fulfilled the brief. On the close flank pursuing his introduction, Paraguay could nary longer enforce themselves defensively — though that was besides partially due to the fact that cardinal defenders had already been withdrawn successful hunt of an equaliser.