India, July 5 -- In a game dominated by physical battles and simmering tempers over more than 100 minutes in Philadelphia, Kylian Mbappe made the decisive impact. The France captain converted from the penalty spot in the 70th minute against Paraguay in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 to seal a 1-0 win and book Les Bleus' quarterfinal clash against Morocco next Thursday in Boston.

The goal was Mbappe's 19th in World Cup history from just 19 appearances, leaving him one strike away from equalling Lionel Messi's all-time tournament record.

Messi had become the first player to score 20 World Cup goals after netting against Cape Verde in Argentina's 3-2 Round of 32 win earlier this week, overtaking Miroslav Klose in the process.

The two supe...