The referee who officiated France's last-16 victory over Paraguay has come in for fierce criticism from sections of the French media. Ilgiz Tantashev, 42, from Uzbekistan, was judged to have lost control of the fiery encounter,

Kylian Mbappe scored the decisive penalty as France national football team beat Paraguay national football team 1-0 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. The match ended in controversy after Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill threw the ball at Mbappe following an apparent handshake snub.

Brad Guzan, Bob Bradley and Kaylyn Kyle react to France's 1-0 win over Paraguay to advance to the Quarterfinals and face Morocco. They also preview Mexico-England in Mexico City.

Morocco beat Canada 3-0 in Houston on Saturday to become the first team at the World Cup to progress to the quarterfinals.

After France survived a contentious World Cup round of 16 clash with a 1-0 victory over Paraguay, French manager Didier Deschamps tried to take the high road. France somehow ended the match with all three bookings from Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev despite Paraguay being the team who sat deep and defended.

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