Match Summary · Mexico · World Cup · Football · International · World Cup · France · Sweden · Kylian Mbappe · Ousmane Dembele · Bradley Barcola
| Metric | France | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 61% | 39% |
| Shots | 25 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 13 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 4 |
| Corners | 9 | 1 |
| Fouls | 14 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 3 | 10 |
France controlled the opening period and finally turned pressure into a goal at 44'44'', when Mbappe broke the deadlock from Dembele's assist to send the hosts in 1-0 up at the break.
The highlights kept coming after half-time. Just 52'07'' in, Barcola doubled the lead, arriving to finish a move created by Olise for 2-0. Sweden tried to change the rhythm with a double substitution on 65' - Taha Ali replaced Elliot Stroud, and Besfort Zeneli came on for Lucas Bergvall - but France stayed in command.
The third arrived at 73'18'', with Mbappe completing his brace from another Olise assist to seal the score at 3-0. France then rotated heavily: Malo Gusto and Desire Doue were introduced around 74', Theo Hernandez followed on 77', and Jean-Philippe Mateta plus Rayan Cherki entered on 84'.
The stats underlined the story - France had 61% possession, 25 shots to 7, and 9 corners to 1, while Sweden's keeper made 9 saves in a comprehensive summary.