Picture : Didier Deschamps has become the first head coach to reach 10 World Cup knockout-stage victories (1 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 3 in 2022, 2 so far in 2026).
World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 1
Paraguay vs France 0-1
*For the first time in history, France has qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals in four consecutive editions (all under Deschamps).
Prior to this series, France had never even reached this stage twice in a row.
*France have won each of their last eight World Cup Round of 16 matches, including:
3-1 vs Belgium (1938)
2-0 vs Italy (1986)
1-0 vs Paraguay (1998)
3-1 vs Spain (2006)
2-0 vs Nigeria (2014)
4-3 vs Argentina (2018)
3-1 vs Poland (2022)
Their last defeat at this stage was against Austria in 1934 (2-3 after extra time).
*France have won their first five matches of a major tournament for the second time, having previously done so at Euro 1984.
*France have now converted 16 out of 17 penalties in World Cup history.
The only miss was by Karim Benzema against Switzerland on 20 June 2014.
Only Spain has been awarded more penalties (18) than France in the competition’s history.
*France has become the fourth nation to reach the 150-goal mark in World Cup history, following Brazil (246), Germany (243), and Argentina (163).
*Paraguay receiving no cards with such an approach to rivalry is one of most amazing things in this World Cup.
*Didier Deschamps has become the first head coach to reach 10 World Cup knockout-stage victories (1 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 3 in 2022, 2 so far in 2026).
*Deschamps is now second on in the ranking for coaches with the most World Cup matches. He has 24 with France, just one fewer than Helmut Schön with Germany.
In the forthcoming quarter-final vs Morocco, he will equal the Schön’s record.
*Kylian Mbappé has scored his 11th knockout round goal in World Cup history extending his lead at the top of the chart.
Leonidas and Ronaldo have 8 such goals behind the Frenchman.
*Mbappé has been involved in 100 goals for France during his career (63 goals, 37 assists).
*Mbappé surpassed Miroslav Klose to become the player who has scored the most goals against South American teams (7) in the history of the World Cup, including:
2 vs Argentina in 2018 (Round of 16)
1 vs Peru in 2018 (group stage)
3 vs Argentina in 2022 (final)