New Delhi, June 30 -- Two-time champions France will lock horns against Sweden in their FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match at the New York-New Jersey Stadium in New Jersey on Tuesday. The winners of this contest will face Paraguay in the round of 16 in Philadelphia on Saturday.

France has reached the final of the last two FIFA World Cups and has a 50% record in those finals. The Les Bleus won their second title in 2018 in Russia after defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final, but four years later, they went down to Argentina 4-2 via penalties in Qatar.

Sweden, on the other hand, is a one-time runner-up of the FIFA World Cup, but that was way back in 1958 when they lost to Brazil 5-2 in the final.

As for their recent best performances, Swe...