France, who became Paraguay’s “problem” in the 1/8 finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, continues to impress.
There was Mbappe’s record, Olise becoming a statistical leader, Deschamps making history, and… much more.
Below we look at some of the achievements achieved after qualifying against Sweden.
Coach with the most wins
Didier Deschamps returned to coaching in France after the death of his mother.
And he watched his team win its 17th World Cup title as coach.
He was tied with Helmut Schön, who led Germany to the title in 1974. He already took second place in 1966 and third in 1970.
Felipao (14), Zagallo (13) and Joachim Löw (12) appear below.
Just Deschamps bowing to Mbappe! 🙇♂️👑 HISTORICAL image!
– Tuesday, June 30, 2026
⚽ Mbappe, KING of the playoffs
He has the same eight goals as Leonidas da Silva and Ronaldo Fenomeno.
He scored twice and became the top scorer in direct knockout matches at the World Cup.
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Ten goals scored in nine matches.
In total they reached 18; Messi leads with 19 points.
And in the current edition he scored six points for the Argentinean.
He now continues to “hope” his former PSG teammate doesn’t do well as he will still be playing in the round of 16.
Olise, Absolute Cinema, displaces the Brazilian
Bruno Guimarães was the one who made the most assists in this World Cup.
But he was eventually overtaken by the French number 11.
Olise, who almost scored a great goal with a cyclist kick, left Barcola in a great position and he also assisted Mbappe later.
He has five decisive assists. The four Brazilian midfielders are in front.
This caused Bayern to “position themselves” by praising their star.
– Tuesday, June 30, 2026
😳 NOBODY scored more goals
Didier Deschamps is playing his fourth Cup leading the French team.
And no other team has scored as many goals since 2014. Blues.
After the World Cup in Brazil there were 53 of them.
SIXTEEN more than in Germany and Argentina (37).
Brazil and the Netherlands are next (36).
After falling in the 2014 quarter-finals (against eventual champions Germany), France played all seven possible games in 2018 and 2022. And in the current Cup they have four.
🤔 Is the third final in a row approaching?
Only two teams have reached the World Cup final three times in a row.
Germany lost to Italy in 1982, Argentina in ’86 and responded by lifting the trophy in ’90 to get revenge Albiceleste.
And the Brazilian national team defeated Italy in 1994, lost to France in 1998, and four years later achieved a five-time championship by defeating Germany.
The French “mission” is to reach a third final in a row after beating Croatia in 2018 and beating Argentina in 2022.
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