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Mbappe Draws Level With Messi. Paraguay’s Goalkeeper Made Sure It Took 70 Minutes.
France needed a 70th-minute penalty and a VAR review to get past a Paraguay side that had already eliminated Germany. Mbappe converted it, drawing level with Messi's tournament tally, but one goalkeeper's night made the scoreline look easier than the match was.
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