World Cup: France beat Sweden 3-0, set last 16 clash with Paraguay

France beat Sweden 3-0 on Tuesday to ease into the last 16 of the World Cup as Kylian Mbappe took his tally for the tournament to six goals.

Mbappe netted in the 45th and 74th minutes and Bradley Barcola added a second-half strike to earn France a meeting with Paraguay on Saturday.

Mbappe’s double takes him to 18 world cup goals tally, one behind leader, Lionel Messi.

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