France sweep aside Sweden to reach World Cup last 16

France powered into the World Cup knockout stages with a dominant 3-0 victory over Sweden in Match Round 32, a performance built on relentless attacking, midfield control and a disciplined defensive display.

• France will play with Paraguay. July 04 at 21:00 (GMT), on Lincoln Financial Field.
• Sweden will play with . , on .

France

• Mike Peterson Maignan (7.7)
• Jules Olivier Koundé (7.2)
• Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano (7)
• William Alain André Gabriel Saliba (7.2)
• Lucas Digne (7.2)
• Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni (7.7)
• Adrien Thibault Marie Rabiot-Provost (6.9)
• Masour Ousmane Dembélé (7.5)
• Michael Akpovie Olise (9)
• Bradley Barcola (7.9)
• Kylian Mbappé Lottin (9.6)

Sweden

Substitutions:

France

• Jules Olivier Koundé (Malo Gusto, 75)
• Masour Ousmane Dembélé (Désiré Doué, 75)
• Lucas Digne (Théo Bernard François Hernández, 78)
• Michael Akpovie Olise (Jean-Philippe Mateta, 85)
• Kylian Mbappé Lottin (Mathis Rayan Cherki, 85)

Sweden

• Elliot Karl Stroud (Besfort Zeneli, 66)
• Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall (Taha Abdi Ali, 66)
• Yasin Abbas Ayari (Erik Benjamin Nygren, 82)
• Daniel Svensson (Mattias Olof Svanberg, 82)
• Alexander Isak (Håkan Gustaf Nilsson, 89)

Ball possession:

Didier Deschamps’ side were in charge from the outset, monopolising possession with 61% of the ball and peppering the Swedish goal throughout. France registered 25 attempts, 12 of them on target, as Michael Akpovie Olise and Masour Ousmane Dembélé tormented the Scandinavian defence from wide areas.

Passes:

Sweden, needing a result to keep their hopes alive, mustered just eight efforts in reply, three on target, and were second best for long spells despite a brave rearguard action and some impressive individual defensive numbers.

Defense:

### Olise pulls the strings as France turn the screw

Face-to-face:

Olise was at the heart of almost everything positive France produced. The winger not only led the match for shots taken, constantly driving at the Swedish backline, but also dictated play with the ball at his feet.

The last five games (including this match):

• France –
• Sweden –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Masour Ousmane Dembélé (3, )
2. Yoane Wissa (2, )
3. Pape Alassane Gueye (2, )
4. Kylian Mbappé Lottin (2, )
5. Leandro Trossard (2, )

Line-ups:

Next games:

• France will play with Paraguay. July 04 at 21:00 (GMT), on Lincoln Financial Field.
• Sweden will play with . , on .