Mbappe settles battle of wills as France edge resilient Paraguay into quarters
For 70 minutes, Paraguay looked capable of producing another World Cup shock. They absorbed wave after wave of French pressure, frustrated Kylian Mbappe and company, and turned the Round of 16 clash into a battle of patience under the blazing heat. But when the decisive moment arrived, France’s talisman stepped forward. Mbappe calmly dispatched a…