After France lost the 2022 World Cup Final, it would have been understandable if the team was dealing with an emotional hangover even four years later.

The France forward scored three stunning goals in the first half as the 2022 finalists easily beat a much-changed Norway team in Foxboro

Live updates from Saturday's knockout round games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Get the latest news, results and highlights from the 39-day tournament.

There have been some bangers. This Thursday evening, after a crazy match, France was defeated (5-4) by La Roja in the semi-final of the Nations League. Nevertheless, over the years, this fixture has become a classic of international football and has often ...

Watch Bradley Barcola score for France in the 53rd minute of Tuesday's World Cup knockout match against Sweden.

The 2026 World Cup is into the Round of 16 on Saturday, July 4, and co-hosts Canada kicked things off in the early match, where they dropped a 3-0 decision to Morocco. At 5 p.m. ET, Paraguay face World Cup favorites and back-to-back semifinalists France.

Mbappé (and the rest of the team) went immediately over to the sidelines to embrace France boss Didier Deschamps, who returned on Tuesday after missing the team’s final Group I match against Norway, going back to France with his family following the death of his mother.