A unique act at the FIFA World Cup according to the French scenario, as the first team in the history of…

NEW DELHI: France continued their brilliant run at the FIFA World Cup 2026 by beating Sweden 3-0 in the round of 32 to create a piece of tournament history.Didier Deschamps’ side became the first team in FIFA World Cup history to score three or more goals in five consecutive matches. FIFA confirmed success in contribution to X after France’s comfortable victory. “France became the first team in @FIFAWorldCup history to score three or more goals in five consecutive matches,” FIFA said.

Mbappe shines again

Kylian Mbappe once again led from the front, scoring twice as France reached the last 16. Bradley Barcola also found the net as Les Bleus maintained their perfect record in the tournament.Mbappe took his World Cup tally to 18 goals with his two goals. He moved into second place in the all-time World Cup scoring charts, two ahead of Miroslav Klose and just one behind Lionel Messi.France dominated much of the first half and finally broke the deadlock when Mbappe dribbled into the penalty area before firing over for a corner.Sweden had little chance of a comeback after the break. Michael Olise set up Barcola for France’s second goal before providing another assist for Mbappe, who scored his second of the game to take his tally to 10 goals in World Cup qualifiers.

Deschamps proud of his team’s effort

France coach Didier Deschamps praised his players after another dominant display.“A lot of pride and a lot of emotion. Before this game, we saw in the second round of 32 that no game was easy, including ours, even if we had a bit of a cushion. We could have been more effective in the first half, but we have to appreciate what we achieved,” said Deschamps.

Another elimination challenge awaits us

France have now reached the round of 16 for the seventh time in their history (1986, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026). Only Brazil have a longer run of consecutive appearances at this stage, while France’s run underlines their consistency on the biggest stage.France next face Paraguay in Philadelphia on July 5. Looking ahead to the next challenge, Deschamps said: “There’s another game in four days and that’s what we’re here for. We’ll enjoy what we’ve done today without looking too far ahead, otherwise we’ll be brought back down to earth quickly. We have to keep the same focus, the same determination for the next stage against Paraguay, a great South American nation, very tough and talented players who come here very tough and don’t stand a chance.” time to enjoy it before you prepare for the next phase”.