Mbappe scores twice as France beat Sweden 3-0 to reach the World Cup round of 32

France’s World Cup round of 32 match against Sweden finished 3-0. In the 21st minute, K. Mbappe appeared to score, but the goal was ruled out after VAR confirmed an offside. Just before the break, France took the lead in the 45th minute: K. Mbappe finished an assist from O. Dembele, sending France into halftime with a 1-0 advantage.

After the restart, France kept adding to the score. In the 53rd minute, B. Barcola converted a pass from M. Olise to make it 2-0. In the 74th minute, K. Mbappe struck again, this time with M. Olise providing the assist, and France closed the match at 3-0. K. Mbappe finished with two official goals, while M. Olise recorded two assists.

In the match statistics, France had 61% possession to Sweden’s 39%. France also led expected goals 3.17 to 0.65, shots 25 to 8, and shots on target 12 to 3. Passing accuracy was 88% for France and 80% for Sweden. France earned 9 corners to Sweden’s 1, was caught offside 3 times to Sweden’s 1, made 3 saves to Sweden’s 9, and committed 14 fouls to Sweden’s 10.

Before this match, France had beaten Norway 4-1 in the third round of group play, while Sweden had drawn 1-1 with Japan in the third round of group play. The current standings show France first in Group I with 3 wins from 3 matches, 9 points, and a goal difference of 8, marked in the official round-of-32 zone. Sweden are third in Group F with 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss from 3 matches, 4 points, and a goal difference of 0, also marked in the official round-of-32 zone.