Saturday, 4 July | Philadelphia Stadium
17:00 (Philadelphia) | 18:00 (Asuncion) | 23:00 (Paris)
After their colossal upset of four-time champions Germany in the Round of 32, Paraguay will look to eliminate another past winner in France. A Julio Enciso first half goal and a stirring penalty shootout performance from goalkeeper Orlando Gill earned La Albirroja their first knockout round win since South Africa 2010.
But a tall task awaits against a France team that is banging in goals for fun. After romping to three commanding wins in the group stage, Les Bleus coasted to a 3-0 victory over Sweden in their Round of 32 affair. The numbers defy belief. Superstar Kylian Mbappe already has six goals, fellow dangerman Ousmane Dembele checks in with four, while playmaker Michael Olise has amassed five assists.
The winner of this contest advances to a 9 July quarter-final at Boston Stadium against the winner of Canada v Morocco.
Gill; Caceres, Alonso, Canale, Gomez; Almiron, Cubas, Bobadilla, Galarza; Enciso, Avalos
Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Theo Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Olise, Dembele, Barcola; Mbappe
These two sides have met twice before in the global finals. The first one came at Sweden 1958, with Just Fontaine - as part of his historic 13-goal haul - tallying a hat-trick in his side's 7-3 victory over the South Americans in Group 2.
Forty years later they would meet again, this time when Les Bleus were on home soil. It came in the Round of 16, where France needed extra time to finally overcome a jaw-dropping performance from Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert. The winning goal scored by Laurent Blanc in the 114th minute was historic, as it was the first Golden Goal in tournament history.
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Philadelphia Stadium is the home of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and will have hosted six matches at World Cup 2026. It opened with a blockbuster friendly match between Manchester United against Barcelona in August 2003, with Ronaldinho setting up Patrick Kluivert to score the arena's first goal. It would go on to house US national team games, the 2015 Gold Cup Final and Manchester United again in the years since. The venue was also the setting for a total of eight fixtures during the , with six group games, one Round of 16 fixture and eventual winners Chelsea’s quarter-final victory over Palmeiras, which was also played on 4 July.
Sources: FIFA Official
