Paraguay 0-1 France: World Cup last 16 – as it happened

The brief

Last word to Mbappé “They thought we were going to come and play in tuxedos ... But we know how to play dirty football too.” To be completely honest, France could’ve shown more quality in this one. As others have pointed out, the USA hung a crooked number on the scoreboard against Paraguay, but the star-studded French attack couldn’t? Three hours ago, I would’ve said France will easily skip past Morocco. Now? I’m not so sure. Morocco can be as frustrating as Paraguay, and they’re a lot better going forward. So … phew. That one’s done. Thanks for following along and for sending more emails than I could even skim.…