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Match predictionOur tip: 1-1
Paraguay vs France World Cup Prediction: Defensive Underdogs Test Deschamps' Attackers
The Round of 16 at Lincoln Financial Field on 4 July 2026 pits Paraguay against France, though the Philadelphia heat is worth factoring in before writing Paraguay off entirely. Paraguay got here by grinding through the group stage and then…
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- The Knockout of the 2026 World Cup sees Paraguay and France collide on 2026-07-04 at 22:00 GMT.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between G. Alfaro and D. Deschamps.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Our forecast has Paraguay in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with France set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- Contrast in results: Paraguay had to share the points 1-1 with Germany, whereas France claimed victory 3-0 vs. Sweden.
- Paraguay (2-2-1) and France (5-0-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- France hold the upper hand H2H: of 3 meetings, they've triumphed 3 times, conceded 0 times and shared 0 draws.
- 1-3 leads the pack at 14.8% of all our users' guesses, with 2-3 next on 13.1%.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Paraguay's 0-1-0 home form and France's 1-0-0 away record.
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| 19' | B. Barcola | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
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| 68' | Penalty confirmed | Désiré Doué-VAR | |
| 70' | 0 - 1 | ||
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| 81' | M. Kone | ||
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| 90+7' | M. Olise | ||
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Paraguay is going head to head with France on 4/7/2026 21:00 GMT for the WorldCup World Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 0 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Paraguay v France H2H statistics!