France beat Paraguay in Philadelphia to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. The game was played in a very hot heatwave on Independence Day, so the French team had to play slower than usual. Paraguay tried to fight hard, but they were not a big threat to the tournament favorites. Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal of the match from a penalty kick. This goal puts him level with Lionel Messi in the golden boot race. He is now also just one goal behind Messi on the all-time scoring list. France did not play their most exciting football today, but they did enough to win and move on. Paraguay worked hard to stop them, but they just did not have enough quality to cause an upset.

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