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Mbappé Penalty Sends France Past Paraguay Into World Cup Quarter-Finals

France beat Paraguay to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, with a Kylian Mbappé penalty proving the difference. Paraguay frustrated throughout but remarkably avoided a yellow card until after the final whistle. France will now face Morocco in the last eight. France's route to the semi-finals now runs through Morocco, setting up one of the more compelling quarter-final matchups of the tournament.

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