Les Bleus advance to World Cup quarter-finals after bruising win over Paraguay

France advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday with a hard-fought victory over Paraguay in Philadelphia, according to France 24. Kylian Mbappé's second-half penalty proved to be the difference-maker in a cagey Round of Sixteen contest that remained goalless until his conversion. The one-nil win sends Les Bleus forward to face Morocco in Thursday's quarter-final matchup in Boston.

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