Tag: Paraguay
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Paraguay’s World Cup dream dies hard as gritty underdogs ruffle France’s feathers
July 5 : Paraguay’s remarkable World Cup journey came to a grinding halt against France, but not before the South American underdogs proved that good old-fashioned grit and a few questionable tactics can still rattle football’s elite.The tournament outsiders, making their first World Cup appearance since 2010
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Gritty France show they can also get their hands dirty
NEW YORK, July 5 : For four matches at the World Cup, France had enchanted the world with their attacking play — spellbinding Champagne football that invited comparisons with some of the game’s greatest sides.Yet in Saturday’s trench war against Paraguay, Les Bleus showed they could get their hands dirt
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World Cup 2026: ‘Disgraceful’ and ’embarrassing’ – France survive Paraguay’s dark arts
After dismantling all before them at this World Cup, France had to find a new way to win against a Paraguay side whose use of the dark arts angered many of those watching.
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No complaints but open wounds for Paraguay coach
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 : After Paraguay were knocked out of the World Cup 1-0 by France following a penalty awarded after a VAR review, Albirroja manager Gustavo Alfaro said he could not criticise the decision of Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev.Tantashev initially waved play on after Desire Doue went down under D
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France survive Paraguay’s prickly test but warning lights flash
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 : France arrived in Philadelphia with the swagger of World Cup heavyweights and left looking like they had spent the afternoon wrestling a cactus, grinding out a narrow victory over Paraguay in sweltering conditions.Their win was less a showcase of French elegance than a survival exercise
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Deschamps keeps his cool as France survive Paraguay’s provocation
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 : After France survived a contentious World Cup round of 16 clash with a 1-0 victory over Paraguay, French manager Didier Deschamps tried to take the high road.France somehow ended the match with all three bookings from Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev despite Paraguay being the team who sat
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Mbappe keeps cool as France survive furnace against Paraguay
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 : Kylian Mbappe converted a second-half penalty as France sweated through a suffocating Philadelphia furnace and wrestled their way out of a brutal scrap with Paraguay to snatch a 1-0 win on Saturday, setting up a World Cup quarter-final against Morocco.Mbappe’s 19th World Cup goal in as
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Deschamps feared Paraguay would ‘chop down’ Mbappe as France advance
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 : France coach Didier Deschamps said he feared Kylian Mbappe would be “chopped down” as Paraguay turned their World Cup last-16 tie into a bruising battle, with Les Bleus eventually clawing their way into the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win on Saturday.Mbappe’s second-half penalty settled a
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France’s Kone in for injured Tchouameni for Paraguay World Cup clash
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 : France coach Didier Deschamps made one change to the team who beat Sweden 3-0 in the previous round, bringing Manu Kone into midfield in place of the injured Aurelien Tchouameni for Saturday’s World Cup last-16 clash against Paraguay.• Tchouameni out with thigh injury, French sports
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France’s Tchouameni to miss Paraguay clash with thigh injury, says report
PHILADELPHIA, July 3 : France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has been ruled out of Saturday’s World Cup last-16 clash against Paraguay with a thigh injury, French daily L’Equipe reported on Friday.The 26-year-old started three of France’s four matches at the tournament and is expected to be replaced by Manu K
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