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In the ongoing edition of the FIFA World Cup, France have not conceded even one goal in their last three matches, which were played against Sweden, Paraguay and Morocco.

France faced Morocco in the first quarterfinal match of FIFA World Cup 2026 and secured a 2-0 win in Foxborough. In the fixture played at Gillette Stadium in front of 63,811 fans, captain Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for Les Bleus in the 60th minute of the match and 2025 Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele then scored the second goal in the 66th minute.

The two goals ahead of the second hydration break were enough for France to get the better of Morocco and qualify for the semifinals.

In addition to becoming the first team to qualify for the semifinals of FIFA World Cup 2026, the Mbappe-led side also achieved a rare feat. The current side is the first French team in the history of the FIFA World Cup to keep three straight clean sheets.

In the ongoing edition of the FIFA World Cup, France have not conceded even one goal in their last three matches, which were played against Sweden (in the Round of 32), Paraguay (in the Round of 16) and Morocco in the quarterfinal.

France made its FIFA World Cup debut in 1930, but in the last 96 years, they had never managed to keep three clean sheets in a row.

France at FIFA World Cup (match by match result)

YEARHOSTROUNDAGAINSTRESULTSCORE

1930	Uruguay	Group 1	Mexico	Win	4–1
		Group 1	Argentina	Loss	0–1
		Group 1	Chile	Loss	0–1
1934	Italy	Round of 16	Austria	Loss	2–3 (a.e.t.)
1938	France	Round of 16	Belgium	Win	3–1
		Quarter-final	Italy	Loss	1–3
1954	Switzerland	Group 1	Yugoslavia	Loss	0–1
		Group 1	Mexico	Win	3–2
1958	Sweden	Group 2	Paraguay	Win	7–3
		Group 2	Yugoslavia	Loss	2–3
		Group 2	Scotland	Win	2–1
		Quarter-final	Northern Ireland	Win	4–0
		Semi-final	Brazil	Loss	2–5
		Match for third place	West Germany	Win	6–3
1966	England	Group 1	Mexico	Draw	1–1
		Group 1	Uruguay	Loss	1–2
		Group 1	England	Loss	0–2
1978	Argentina	Group 1	Italy	Loss	1–2
		Group 1	Argentina	Loss	1–2
		Group 1	Hungary	Win	3–1
1982	Spain	Group 4	England	Loss	1–3
		Group 4	Kuwait	Win	4–1
		Group 4	Czechoslovakia	Draw	1–1
		Group D	Austria	Win	1–0
		Group D	Northern Ireland	Win	4–1
		Semi-final	West Germany	Loss	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)
		Match for third place	Poland	Loss	2–3
1986	Mexico	Group C	Canada	Win	1–0
		Group C	Soviet Union	Draw	1–1
		Group C	Hungary	Win	3–0
		Round of 16	Italy	Win	2–0
		Quarter-final	Brazil	Win	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
		Semi-final	West Germany	Loss	0–2
		Match for third place	Belgium	Win	4–2 (a.e.t.)
1998	France	Group C	South Africa	Win	3–0
		Group C	Saudi Arabia	Win	4–0
		Group C	Denmark	Win	2–1
		Round of 16	Paraguay	Win	1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.)
		Quarter-final	Italy	Win	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
		Semi-final	Croatia	Win	2–1
		Final	Brazil	Win	3–0
2002	South Korea, Japan	Group A	Senegal	Loss	0–1
		Group A	Uruguay	Draw	0–0
		Group A	Denmark	Loss	0–2
2006	Germany	Group G	Switzerland	Draw	0–0
		Group G	South Korea	Draw	1–1
		Group G	Togo	Win	2–0
		Round of 16	Spain	Win	3–1
		Quarter-final	Brazil	Win	1–0
		Semi-final	Portugal	Win	1–0
		Final	Italy	Loss	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)
2010	South Africa	Group A	Uruguay	Draw	0–0
		Group A	Mexico	Loss	0–2
		Group A	South Africa	Loss	1–2
2014	Brazil	Group E	Honduras	Win	3–0
		Group E	Switzerland	Win	5–2
		Group E	Ecuador	Draw	0–0
		Round of 16	Nigeria	Win	2–0
		Quarter-final	Germany	Loss	0–1
2018	Russia	Group C	Australia	Win	2–1
		Group C	Peru	Win	1–0
		Group C	Denmark	Draw	0–0
		Round of 16	Argentina	Win	4–3
		Quarter-final	Uruguay	Win	2–0
		Semi-final	Belgium	Win	1–0
		Final	Croatia	Win	4–2
2022	Qatar	Group D	Australia	Win	4–1
		Group D	Denmark	Win	2–1
		Group D	Tunisia	Loss	0–1
		Round of 16	Poland	Win	3–1
		Quarter-final	England	Win	2–1
		Semi-final	Morocco	Win	2–0
		Final	Argentina	Loss	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)
2026	Canada, Mexico, United States	Group I	Senegal	Win	3–1
		Group I	Iraq	Win	3–0
		Group I	Norway	Win	4–1
		Round of 32	Sweden	Win	3–0
		Round of 16	Paraguay	Win	1–0
		Quarter-final	Morocco	Win	2-0

Mbappe creates history

Mbappe entered his name in the history books on Thursday by becoming the first player in the world to score eight goals in multiple FIFA World Cup editions.

The 27-year-old France forward scored eight goals for Les Bleus in seven matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and by scoring France’s opener against Morocco in the first quarterfinal match of FIFA World Cup 2026, he has extended his tally of goals to eight in this year’s edition as well.

A total of nine players have scored at least eight goals in a FIFA World Cup edition, but Mbappe is the first and only player in the world to score at least eight goals in multiple editions.

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