Box Occupation
Sweden
Sweden kept getting bodies into the area — 88% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 7 of 8
- Share
- 88%
- xG per shot
- 0.08
World Cup · Round of 32
France
K. Mbappe 45', 74'
B. Barcola 53'
3 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Sweden
World Cup
Round of 32France3–0Sweden
3.17
Expected goals
0.65
45′53′74′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: FRA 3.17, SWE 0.65.
Match report
France 3-0 Sweden
France were far too strong for Sweden 3-0 at MetLife Stadium in World Cup. Mbappe opened the scoring for France on 45', Barcola made it 2-0 to France on 53' and Mbappe added his second on 74'.
Expected goals finished France 3.17, Sweden 0.65. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. France held 61.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Sweden graded out for box occupation — 7 of 8 shots in the box and 0.08 xg per shot. France graded out for set-piece siege — 9 corners.
Kylian Mbappé came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.6 for France from 2 goals, 4 key passes and 5 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them, with France conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
61%Possession39%
25Shots8
3.17xG0.65
What the numbers say
3 readsSet-Piece Siege
France
France turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 9 corners.
- Corners
- 9
- Opponent
- 1
Busy Goalkeeper
Sweden
Sweden leaned on their goalkeeper, who made 9 saves.
- Saves
- 9
- Faced xG
- 3.17
- Conceded
- 3
Timeline
K. Mbappe — assist: O. Dembele
⚽45'
Half-time
B. Barcola — assist: M. Olise
⚽53'
🔄66'
T. Ali ↑ E. Stroud ↓
🔄66'
B. Zeneli ↑ L. Bergvall ↓
K. Mbappe — assist: M. Olise
⚽74'
M. Gusto ↑ J. Kounde ↓
🔄75'
D. Doue ↑ O. Dembele ↓
🔄75'
T. Hernandez ↑ L. Digne ↓
🔄78'
🔄82'
M. Svanberg ↑ D. Svensson ↓
🔄82'
B. Nygren ↑ Y. Ayari ↓
J. Mateta ↑ K. Mbappe ↓
🔄85'
R. Cherki ↑ M. Olise ↓
🔄85'
🔄89'
G. Nilsson ↑ A. Isak ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMetLife Stadium, New-York
RefereeDanny Makkelie, Netherlands
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundRound of 32
StatusMatch Finished