India, July 5 -- France national football team captain Kylian Mbappe was the centre of media attention for an outright, fiery response against Paraguay national football team's aggressive approach following the latter's brutal 1-0 defeat of Les Bleus during this afternoon's FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout round of 32 clash. He dispatched a well-taken seventh minute penalty which was given following a review by the Video Assistant Referee to split the well drilled South American defence and ensured his side, tipped to win the entire tournament, progressed to the quarter-finals. Tensions ran high at full-time after a physically and mentally taxing game, played in massive heat, in which many fouls and much provocation were aimed at the French a...