🇯🇵Japanvs🇸🇪Sweden

How do you beat a team with so much attacking firepower? If France's win over Sweden is any indication, it might be impossible.

Kylian Mbappé broke the record for most goals in World Cup knockout matches and moved within a single goal of Lionel Messi's overall tournament mark, as his two goals led France to a 3-0 win over Sweden.

A brace from Kylian Mbappé contributed to an electric France performance as they swept Sweden 3-0 to progress to the last 16 of the World Cup.

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Kylian Mbappé scored twice as France comfortably beat Sweden 3-0 in the World Cup round of 32.

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France fans in Paris celebrate Mbappé's goal vs. Sweden

Japan hung in until the very end Monday but were eliminated from the tournament -- the third straight time Japan has had the lead in the knockout round and lost.

Maja Nilsson Lindelöf posted an Instagram video Thursday of herself getting tossed from the bar-based bovine the night Sweden played Japan in Texas during the World Cup, adding: "Still a bit drunk while posting this, might delete later."

Brazil's ageing stars left it late to beat Japan 2-1 and reach the World Cup's round of 16. Is their team too old to make a deep run?

Casemiro said Brazil avoided one of the all-time great World Cup shocks against Japan by keeping "calm."