The Paraguayan senator embroiled in a racism row with Kylian Mbappé has demanded an apology from the France forward and threatened legal action against him for "gender-based violence."

Group D at the 2026 World Cup features USA, Paraguay, Australia and Turkiye. Find out more about their history at the World Cup.

France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday spoke out against racist comments made by a Paraguay senator.

Kylian Mbappé warned future World Cup opponents that France are ready to "play ugly" and get their "hands dirty" after brushing off Paraguay's provocations in a heated 1-0 round-of-16 victory,

Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal from the penalty spot as France defeated Paraguay 1-0 in the World Cup round of 16 in Philadelphia on Saturday.

France haven't really been challenged yet at this World Cup in the way Paraguay tested them on Sunday, but Mbappe & Co. were able to stay cool in the sweltering heat and advance to the quarterfinals.

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Leboeuf: Paraguay was everything I hate about football vs. France

France became the second nation to make it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup as they earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Paraguay.

Paraguay's win over Germany in the round of 32 is the latest World Cup shock in a long line of them, including famous upsets like Ireland over Italy in 1994 and Norway over Brazil in 1998. What's it feel like to beat a giant?

FIFA explained Tuesday the tighter regulations that resulted in Germany having a potentially game-winning goal disallowed in their shock elimination from the World Cup.

A late 3-2 defeat to Türkiye will count for little in the grand scheme of things, but USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino will have learned plenty about his second-string players.