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07/04 18:08 CDT Kylian Mbapp scores again and France reaches World Cup
quarterfinals with 1-0 win over Paraguay
Kylian Mbapp scores again and France reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 1-0
win over Paraguay
By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Kylian Mbapp scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and
France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday, sending Les
Bleus into the quarterfinals for the fourth straight time.
France advanced to play Morocco on Thursday in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
With an extreme heat warning in effect throughout the match as temperatures
hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), Mbapp finally broke
through against a physical, defensive-minded Paraguay side when he converted a
penalty kick in the 70th minute.
That was enough for Les Bleus, whose red, white and blue-clad fans looked
plenty patriotic on July Fourth in Philadelphia, where the United States was
founded exactly 250 years earlier.
Mbapp was awarded the penalty when Diego Gomez was called for tripping after a
video review. Then he stutter-stepped on his way to his 19th goal in 19 World
Cup appearances, one behind career record holder Lionel Messi of Argentina.
Mbapp and Messi each have seven goals in this tournament to top the Golden
Boot race.
Mbapp won that award four years ago in Qatar, but Messi and Argentina beat
France in the final.
Mbapp botched a breakaway attempt in the second half, and Manu Kon had his
top-corner shot knocked away by goalkeeper Orlando Gill after he was wiped out
in the netting by Ousmane Dembl only moments earlier.
Gill also stopped two strong attempts by Mbapp in second-half stoppage time.
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