🇫🇷StoryJude Bellingham
2026 World Cup Golden Boot tracker: Will Messi, Mbappé, or Kane score the most goals?
We're into the last few games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the race for the Golden Boot -- given to the tournament's top goal scorer -- is red-hot.
Connor O'Halloran · espn · 2026-07-12
🇫🇷HeadlineNewsLamine Yamal
Spain's Lamine Yamal: France should fear us in World Cup semifinal
Lamine Yamal says France should fear Spain as the two nations gear up for a heavyweight World Cup semifinal in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday.
Sam Marsden · espn · 2026-07-10
🇫🇷HeadlineNewsKylian Mbappé
Erling Haaland defends Kylian Mbappé after penalty miss vs. Morocco
Erling Haaland has said he believes France captain Kylian Mbappé was made to wait "too long" to take a penalty against Morocco in Thursday's World cup quarterfinal.
Adriana Garcia · espn · 2026-07-10
🇫🇷HeadlineNewsAyyoub Bouaddi
Bouaddi: 'No regrets' choosing Morocco over France despite World Cup exit
Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi insists he has no regrets about choosing to represent Morocco over France despite the World Cup quarterfinal loss to Les Bleus.
France,
Ed Dove · espn · 2026-07-10
🇵🇾HeadlineNewsKylian Mbappé
Paraguayan senator demands apology from Kylian Mbappé, threatens legal action
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."
Sam Marsden · espn · 2026-07-07
🇵🇾HeadlineNewsKylian Mbappé
France's Kylian Mbappé on Paraguay tactics: 'We can also get our hands dirty'
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,
ESPN News Services · espn · 2026-07-05
🇵🇾HeadlineNewsKylian Mbappé
Mbappé penalty edges past Paraguay as France reach World Cup quarterfinals
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.
ESPN News Services · espn · 2026-07-05
🇵🇾StoryKylian Mbappé
France pass toughest World Cup test yet in beating feisty Paraguay
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.
Gabriele Marcotti and Rob Dawson and Julien Laurens · espn · 2026-07-05
