France superstar Kylian Mbappé said "we know how to play dirty football too" and praised his team for keeping it cool and not falling for Paraguay's attempts to provoke fights and fouls.

Mbappe gives France lead from spot with 20 minutes to go

The irony may be that a team who had done the apparently impossible by beating Germany on penalties, and who seemed to be playing for spot-kicks again, were beaten by a penalty.