😳 What now, Paraguay? France racks up ABSURD records | OneFootball

The France that has now become Paraguay's "problem" in the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 keeps impressing.

There was an Mbappé record, Olise taking the lead in a stat, Deschamps making history and... much more.

Check out below some of the achievements sealed after the celebrated qualification against Sweden.

Coach with the MOST wins

Didier Deschamps returned to the France bench after the death of his mother.

And he saw his players secure his 17th win in World Cup history as a coach.

He had been tied with Helmut Schön, who led Germany to the title in 1974. He had already finished runner-up in 1966 and third in 1970.

Felipão (14), Zagallo (13) and Joachim Löw (12) come next.

⚽ Mbappé, the KING of the knockout stage

He had the same eight goals as Leônidas da Silva and Ronaldo Fenômeno.

He scored twice right away to become, outright, the top scorer in World Cup knockout matches.

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Ten goals reached in nine matches.

He is now up to 18 overall - Messi leads with 19.

And he matched the Argentine's six in the current edition.

Now he will be "rooting against" his former PSG teammate, who will still play in the round of 32.

Olise, 'Absolute Cinema,' overtakes Brazilian

Bruno Guimarães was the player with the most assists at this World Cup.

But he ended up being surpassed by France's No. 11.

Olise - who almost scored an incredible bicycle kick goal - set up Barcola with ease and then also fed Mbappé.

He now has five assists. Compared to four for the Brazilian midfielder.

Something that made Bayern "weigh in" by praising their star.

😳 NO ONE has scored more goals

Didier Deschamps is at his fourth World Cup in charge of France.

And no other national team has scored as many goals since the 2014 edition as Les Bleus.

There are 53 since the World Cup played in Brazil.

SIXTEEN more than Germany and Argentina (37).

Brazil and the Netherlands come next (36).

After going out in the quarter-finals in 2014 (to eventual champions Germany), France played all seven possible matches in 2018 and 2022. And they have four so far in the current World Cup.

🤔 A third straight final in sight?

Only two national teams have reached three consecutive World Cup finals.

Germany lost to Italy in 1982, to Argentina in 1986 and bounced back by lifting the trophy in 1990, getting revenge on the Albiceleste.

And the Brazil national team beat Italy in 1994, lost to France in 1998 and, four years later, won their fifth title by defeating Germany.

France's "mission" is to reach a third straight final after the 2018 title over Croatia and the runner-up finish in 2022 against Argentina.

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