France comfortably beat Sweden 3-0 today in the match played at MetLife Stadium in the USA, in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Logic was clear in this clash, as the technical and physical differences between the two teams were obvious. Sweden couldn't keep up with France, who have a top-quality players, led by Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe.
Match Highlights and Goals
France started the game slowly while Sweden dropped deep to defend. However, after the hydration break, the French players came back looking like they were in a race. They started shot after shot, putting pressure on the Swedish goal. They missed several chances, including hitting the crossbar and having goals ruled out for offside.
That was until Mbappe made a great move inside the box and unleashed an unstoppable shot into the Swedish net, opening the scoring for France just moments before the end of the first half.
In the second half, France kept the same style. Barcola scored the second goal in the 53rd minute, and then Mbappe added the third in the 74th minute. After that, Sweden looked like they had given up and had nothing left to offer. France played the rest of the game like a training session and settled for the 3-0 win.
With this result, France advance to the Round of 16 to face Paraguay next Sunday at the Philadelphia stadium in the USA.
