Paraguay goalie tosses ball at France's Kylian Mbappé after World Cup showdown

French World Cup superstar Kylian Mbappé was progressive successful a heated post-match incidental with Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill connected Saturday.

Mbappé, who scored connected a punishment successful the 70th minute, was riling up the assemblage astatine Philadelphia Stadium pursuing France’s 1-0 triumph successful the Round of 16. As helium yelled toward the crowd, helium stepped successful beforehand of Gill who reached retired his manus for a handshake and past threw the shot astatine him.

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France's Kylian Mbappé (10) celebrates his team's triumph astatine the extremity of the World Cup circular of 16 shot lucifer betwixt Paraguay and France successful Philadelphia, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Martin Meissner / AP)

Gill said helium was going to shingle Mbappé’s manus but mislaid his cool.

"I tried to shingle his hand, but since helium didn’t wage maine immoderate attention, I mislaid my temper," Gill said.

It marked the extremity of a carnal lucifer betwixt the 2 squads. Gill said helium believed his teammates handled their program of onslaught well.

Paraguay midfielder Andrés Cubas grabbed Mbappé successful the violative third, sparking a 35th infinitesimal showdown betwixt the players. Later successful the archetypal half, Matias Galarza made interaction with Mbappé disconnected the ball. Juan José Cáceras kicked Mbappé successful the close shin successful the 77th minute.

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France's Kylian Mbappe, left, and Paraguay's Juan Jose Caceres scuffle during a World Cup circular of 16 shot lucifer successful Philadelphia, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Matt Slocum / AP)

Paraguay didn’t person a yellowish paper for immoderate of the fouls. France was the lone squad of the 2 to person yellowish cards during the lucifer – each three.

"We knew what benignant of lucifer it was going to be," Mbappé said. "We tin besides get our hands dirty. We cognize however to bash it. We cognize however to play disfigured football. Guess they were reasoning we were going to amusement up successful tuxedos, but we were ready. Even astatine that benignant of game, we were amended than them."

France’s manager Didier Deschamps called retired Paraguay’s physicality.

Kylian Mbappe celebrates France's triumph arsenic Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill holds the shot aft the last whistle of a World Cup circular of 16 shot lucifer successful Philadelphia, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Matt Slocum / AP)

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"They propulsion retired each instrumentality successful the book," helium said. "It’s not the benignant of shot that draws radical to the stadium. Each squad played the mode they want. But determination were insults from the different seat that I could bash without."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.