Paraguay will be looking to claim another big scalp when they face France in the World Cup round of 16.
Philadelphia’s Lincoln Ford Field is set to host this one, with kick-off set for 5pm local time (10pm UK time).
So what can we expect to see in this one?
Paraguay have already pulled off a shock – but France should make it through
Paraguay had a bit of a mare to start the tournament, getting pumped 4-1 by the United States in their first group game.
But they have reverted to showing the sterner stuff they showed in qualifying as they beat Turkiye 1-0 despite being reduced to ten men on the stroke of half time, then shared a goalless draw with Australia that both sides knew was very likely to be enough to put them through to the next round.
Paraguay then pulled off the first surprise elimination of the tournament as they held Germany to a 1-1 draw before triumphing in a penalty shootout.
The overall impression is that Paraguay, on their day, can be very hard to beat and are capable of providing a shock. They had, after all, already beaten Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil in qualifying.
The difficulty for them now, though, is that France have been absolutely outstanding.
Didier Deschamps’ side were already tipped among the favourites before the World Cup got under way, but they have quite simply been the best side in the competition so far.
France have scored at least three goals in each of their four games with their front line of Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise looking borderline unstoppable.
That makes it really hard to look past another comfortable win for the French here.
It would take une catastrophe for France not to be going through here.
- Score prediction: France 3-0 Paraguay