Paraguay vs France Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
Below you can find key stats for Paraguay vs France. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- France won the two World Cup meetings between the teams; 7-3 in the 1958 group stage and more recently in 1998 when France head coach Didier Deschamps was in the team that defeated Paraguay 1-0 with an extra-time golden goal in the Round of 16.
- They have met in three friendlies since then with two draws followed by a 5-0 victory for France in Rennes in June 2017. Deschamps was the head coach for France in the two most recent of those encounters.
- Paraguay have lost only one of their last five World Cup matches against European teams (W2 D2) with the most recent of the draws being in the Round of 32 when they subsequently defeated Germany in a penalty shoot-out.
- Paraguay have progressed from a knockout tie for the second time. Their only previous success in five attempts before their triumph against Germany was also via a penalty shoot-out victory against Japan in the 2010 Round of 16, following a 0-0 draw.
- A triumph for Paraguay would see them equal their best World Cup achievement of reaching the quarter-finals, which occurred in 2010 – their most recent participation prior to 2026.
- In the ten World Cup matches in which Paraguay were winning at half-time, they have only ever lost one of those matches (W6 D3 L1).
- Paraguay have lost only two of their last ten World Cup matches (W3 D5).
- Julio Enciso’s goal against Germany was Paraguay’s first-ever goal in the knockout phase of the World Cup, having failed to score in their five previous matches.
- France’s last World Cup match against a South American team was their penalty shoot-out defeat to Argentina in the 2022 final. Prior to that, they had not been beaten by a team from CONMEBOL in regular time or via a penalty-shoot out since a 2-1 defeat against Argentina in the 1978 group stage.
- France have won 13 of their last 15 international outings (D1 L1).
- France have won 15 of their last 18 World Cup matches (D2 L1).
- France have won their first four matches in a World Cup campaign for only the second time having previously done so in 1998. They went on to draw 0-0 with Italy in the quarter-finals after that sequence and progressed to the semi-finals via a penalty shoot-out.
- France have prevailed in 17 of their last 20 knockout-phase matches at the FIFA World Cup.
- France have become the first team in the history of the World Cup to net three or more goals in five consecutive outings.
- France have scored 149 goals in World Cup history. Only Brazil, Germany and Argentina have reached the landmark of 150.
- The Sweden encounter was the seventh time that Kylian Mbappé has scored two or more goals in a FIFA World Cup match – more than any other player.
- Kylian Mbappé has found the net nine times in his last five World Cup outings.
