France national team wrote its name into World Cup history after easily defeating Sweden with a score of 3-0 in the round of 32.
France became the first team to win 7 consecutive matches against European opponents at World Cups. This is a testament to the incredible consistency of the 1998 and 2018 world champions at the planet’s biggest playground.
In addition, France is also the first team to score at least 3 goals in 5 consecutive World Cup matches, a record that shows the destructive attacking power of the frontline under the leadership of star Kylian Mbappe.
This is also the first time since the 1998 World Cup that France won all 3 group stage matches at a major tournament. Notably, that was also the very year they stepped onto the world championship throne for the first time.
Aside from the two historic milestones, the victory over Sweden also helped the France team defeat a Nordic opponent at a major tournament for the first time. Previously, they drew 1-1 with their opponent at EURO 1992 and lost 0-2 at EURO 2012 in a match where Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson were the goalscorers.
In the round of 16, France will face Paraguay, the team that just created an earthquake by eliminating Germany in a penalty shootout. With convincing form along with a series of newly established records, Mbappe and his teammates are showing that they are bright candidates for the 2026 World Cup championship.
