East Rutherford, United States, June 30, 2026 (AFP) - Mbappe scores twice as France breeze past Sweden into World Cup last 16

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2026-07-01

Kylian Mbappe scored twice and Michael Olise was in scintillating form as France beat Sweden 3-0 at the World Cup on Tuesday and set up a last-16 clash with Paraguay. Mbappe finished a superb move to break the deadlock just before half-time in the last-32 tie watched by 80,663 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, after France had already hit the woodwork twice -- once through Mbappe and once through Olise. The French were on top throughout again......

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