WC PROGNOSTICATION: Will France continue is dominance with a shutout win on Saturday vs Paraguay?
85% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 34 predictions cast.
France defeated Paraguay 1-0 in their Round of 16 match on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, keeping a clean sheet and advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals. Kylian Mbappe scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 70th minute, sending goalkeeper Orlando Gill the wrong way before slotting into the corner. It was Mbappe's seventh goal of the tournament, drawing him level with Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race and giving him 19 career World Cup goals. Paraguay proved a stubborn opponent, described by ESPN as France's toughest test of the tournament, but Les Bleus' defense held firm to preserve the shutout. The win set up a quarterfinal meeting with Morocco, which had eliminated co-hosts Canada. France entered as one of the tournament favorites and extended its unbeaten run. The Predict Six community read the matchup accurately, with 85 percent forecasting a French shutout victory. Both halves of the question resolved in the community's favor: France won and conceded no goals.