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Paraguay vs France Predictions - France to progress past Paraguay into the quarter-finals

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 02 Jul 2026

Brad Newcomb 02 Jul 2026

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France have won all their matches at this World Cup, scoring 13 goals in 4 games.
Paraguay beat Germany on penalties but struggle to score consistently.
France are favoured to beat Paraguay in the round of 16 with a 3-0 score.

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France have been on top of their game at the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Getty Images)

Paraguay caused an upset in the round of 32, but have been lacking goals at these finals. France have been in sublime form at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and are scoring freely. France are predicted to win to nil.

Paraguay have won 5 of their last 8 fixtures.
Paraguay have scored 7 goals in 5 games.
Paraguay have conceded 5 goals in 5 matches.
France have won 9 of their last 10 fixtures.
France have scored 16 goals in 5 matches.
France have conceded 3 goals in 5 games.

Head to Head

France have the advantage over Paraguay, with three victories to none, including two draws in five meetings.

Paraguay Form

Paraguay pulled off an upset in their round of 32 FIFA World Cup match against Germany on Monday, winning 4-3 on penalties after the score had ended 1-1.

Los Guaraníes had 25% possession and seven shots in the game, with four attempts on target.

La Albirroja struggled at the start of the global showpiece, losing 4-1 to hosts the USA before edging Turkiye 1-0 and drawing 0-0 with Australia during the group stages.

Los Guaraníes have won three of their last five fixtures, with one defeat and one draw. They scored seven goals and conceded five.

Paraguay will be very pleased with their result in the previous round of the tournament, but face a tough assignment against high-flying France, as their opponents have won nine of their last ten matches.

France Form

France swept aside Sweden in a dominant performance in their round of 32 clash on Tuesday, winning by three goals to nil.

Les Bleus had 61% possession and 25 shots in the match, with 13 attempts on target.

France began their FIFA World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Senegal before beating Iraq 3-0, and thrashing Norway 4-1 in Group I.

Les Bleus have won all of their last five fixtures, scoring 16 goals and conceding three.

France are in tremendous touch at these finals and look unstoppable, having comfortably won all their matches, including scoring 13 goals in four matches in this World Cup so far.

Team News

Paraguay

Julio Enciso scored the opening goal against Germany on Monday, registering his first goal of the tournament, but was substituted in the second half with an injury and is a doubtful starter.

Matias Galarza and Mauricio have scored one goal each at the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far.

Goalkeepers: Roberto Junior Fernandez, Orlando Gill, Gaston Olveira

Defenders: Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Fabian Balbuena, Juan Jose Caceres, Jose Canale, Gustavo Gomez, Alexandro Maidana, Gustavo Velazquez

Midfielders: Damian Bobadilla, Gustavo Caballero, Andres Cubas, Matias Galarza, Diego Gomez, Mauricio Magalhaes, Braian Ojeda, Alejandro Romero

Forwards: Miguel Almiron, Gabriel Avalos, Alex Arce, Julio Enciso, Isidro Pitta, Antonio Sanabria, Ramon Sosa

France

Kylian Mbappé scored a brace against Sweden, taking his tally to six goals in this edition of the FIFA World Cup.

Bradley Barcola was also on the scoresheet, registering his second goal in the tournament.

Ousmane Dembélé has been on target with four goals so far.

Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan, Robin Risser, Brice Samba

Defenders: Lucas Digne, Malo Gusto, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Maxence Lacroix, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano

Midfielders: N’Golo Kanté, Manu Koné, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Warren Zaïre-Emery

Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche, Bradley Barcola, Rayan Cherki, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram

Verdict

Paraguay v France

France have been in fine fettle during this FIFA World Cup and are tipped to produce a win-to-nil victory over Paraguay in their round of 16 match, with a 3-0 score at the final whistle.

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.

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