France Prepares Full Squad Including Mbappe to Face Paraguay in World Cup Round of 16

France is set to face Paraguay in the Round of 16 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, aiming to reach their third consecutive World Cup final. The French team, coached by Didier Deschamps, enters the match with strong momentum, having scored three or more goals in each of their four tournament wins so far. Leading the attack is Kylian Mbappe, who has already netted six goals in this World Cup and 18 overall in World Cup history, competing with Lionel Messi for the tournament's top scorer title.

Paraguay, coached by Gustavo Alfaro, stunned Germany by eliminating them on penalties after a 4-1 loss to the USA in their opening match. Orlando Hil, Paraguay's penalty hero against Germany, will start, while Julio Enciso, who scored the winning goal against Germany but was injured, has recovered and will also play. Defender Omar Alderete remains sidelined due to a knee strain, but Diego Gomez returns from suspension.

France’s lineup features key players such as Ousmane Dembele, who has scored four goals, Michael Olise with five assists, and Bradley Barcola maintaining his spot in the forward line. The winner of this match will advance to the quarterfinals to face Morocco. The match referee is Ilgiz Tantashev from Uzbekistan.