Mbappé puts France on collision course with Canada
France demolish Sweden, Mbappé runs the show
France 3–0 Sweden in the round of 32, and it was never close. Kylian Mbappé scored twice, Bradley Barcola added the third, and Michael Olise ran the game from midfield (1) (4). Sweden's keeper Jacob Widell Zetterström had no chance on any of them.
Why this matters: France are now two wins from facing Canada. Your team has to get past Morocco first, but the path is real.
The bracket: Paraguay Saturday, Canada or Morocco next Thursday
France face Paraguay in the round of 16 on Saturday, July 4 (2) (3). Win that, and they play the winner of Canada vs Morocco in the quarter-final on Thursday, July 9 (3) (4).
That is the date. That is the opponent. Beat Morocco, and Mbappé is waiting.
Fan reactions
The France performance is the talk of the World Cup thread, Mbappé looked unplayable and Olise drew comparisons to a young Messi from some in the match thread (r/chelseafc). The mood among neutrals is that France look like the team to beat on that side of the bracket.
Sources
- 1. voetbalzone.nl — Frivool Frankrijk overklast Zweden aan de hand van uitblinkers Mbappé en Olise
- 2. rmcsport.bfmtv.com — Coupe du monde 2026: le tableau théorique de l'équipe de France jusqu'à la finale après la victoire face à la Suède
- 3. managingmadrid.com — Mbappé scores two as France sail past Sweden
- 4. rmcsport.bfmtv.com — France 3-0 Suède : Mbappé et Barcola envoient les Bleus en 1/8 de finale… les comms RMC !