MbappĂ© and France ditch âtuxedosâ to play âdirty footballâ and beat Paraguay
On this occasion, France kept the champagne football on ice. Which was probably just as well, given the temperature. As Philadelphia broiled in an Independence Day heatwave, the World Cup favourites w
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