France has put the machinery of success in motion. A goal from Mbappé in a new flash of quality at the end of the first half opened the situation. Olise put the icing on the cake in the 53rd minute with another high-quality play. Les Bleus seem unstoppable. The VAR has annulled a goal by Mbappé due to a clear offside. France has three shots on the post, the last a spectacular overhead kick from Olise that ended up on the woodwork in the first half. Sweden’s dream of following the path of Paraguay, which eliminated Germany yesterday, is extinguished. Deschamps’ men, as one of the top favorites for the world title, are demonstrating the same football power as in the group stage, which ended with full victories. They defeated Senegal 3-1, Iraq 3-0 and Norway 4-1. The World Cup in Sweden has been more irregular. They beat Tunisia 5-1, lost 5-1 against the Netherlands and tied against Japan 1-1.
