France's 96-Year Wait Ends As Kylian Mbappe-Led Side Script History With..

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France's 96-Year Wait Ends As Kylian Mbappe-Led Side Script History With... Published By, Last Updated: July 10, 2026, 05:05 IST In the ongoing edition of

France's 96-Year Wait Ends As Kylian Mbappe-Led Side Script History With... Published By, Last Updated: July 10, 2026, 05:05 IST In the ongoing edition of the FIFA World Cup, France have not conceded even one goal in their last three matches, which were played against Sweden, Paraguay and Morocco. First time in FIFA World Cup, France have manage to keep 3 straight clean sheets. (Picture Credit: AFP) France faced Morocco in the first quarterfinal match of FIFA World Cup 2026 and secured a 2-0 win in Foxborough. In the fixture played at Gillette Stadium in front of 63,811 fans, captain Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for Les Bleus in the 60th minute of the match and 2025 Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele then scored the second goal in the 66th minute. The two goals ahead of the second hydration break were enough for France to get the better of Morocco and qualify for the semifinals. In addition to becoming the first team to qualify for the semifinals of FIFA World Cup 2026, the Mbappe-led side also achieved a rare feat. The current side is the first French team in the history of the FIFA World Cup to keep three straight clean sheets. In the ongoing edition of the FIFA World Cup, France have not conceded even one goal in their last three matches, which were played against Sweden (in the Round of 32), Paraguay (in the Round of 16) and Morocco in the quarterfinal. France made its FIFA World Cup debut in 1930, but in the last 96 years, they had never managed to keep three clean sheets in a row.

France at FIFA World Cup (match by match result) YEAR HOST ROUND AGAINST RESULT SCORE 1930 Uruguay Group 1 Mexico Win 4–1 Group 1 Argentina Loss 0–1 Group 1 Chile Loss 0–1 1934 Italy Round of 16 Austria Loss 2–3 (a.e.t.) 1938 France Round of 16 Belgium Win 3–1 Quarter-final Italy Loss 1–3 1954 Switzerland Group 1 Yugoslavia Loss 0–1 Group 1 Mexico Win 3–2 1958 Sweden Group 2 Paraguay Win 7–3 Group 2 Yugoslavia Loss 2–3 Group 2 Scotland Win 2–1 Quarter-final Northern Ireland Win 4–0 Semi-final Brazil Loss 2–5 Match for third place West Germany Win 6–3 1966 England Group 1 Mexico Draw 1–1 Group 1 Uruguay Loss 1–2 Group 1 England Loss 0–2 1978 Argentina Group 1 Italy Loss 1–2 Group 1 Argentina Loss 1–2 Group 1 Hungary Win 3–1 1982 Spain Group 4 England Loss 1–3 Group 4 Kuwait Win 4–1 Group 4 Czechoslovakia Draw 1–1 Group D Austria Win 1–0 Group D Northern Ireland Win 4–1 Semi-final West Germany Loss 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Match for third place Poland Loss 2–3 1986 Mexico Group C Canada Win 1–0 Group C Soviet Union Draw 1–1 Group C Hungary Win 3–0 Round of 16 Italy Win 2–0 Quarter-final Brazil Win 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Semi-final West Germany Loss 0–2 Match for third place Belgium Win 4–2 (a.e.t.) 1998 France Group C South Africa Win 3–0 Group C Saudi Arabia Win 4–0 Group C Denmark Win 2–1 Round of 16 Paraguay Win 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) Quarter-final Italy Win 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Semi-final Croatia Win 2–1 Final Brazil Win 3–0 2002 South Korea, Japan Group A Senegal Loss 0–1 Group A Uruguay Draw 0–0 Group A Denmark Loss 0–2 2006 Germany Group G Switzerland Draw 0–0 Group G South Korea Draw 1–1 Group G Togo Win 2–0 Round of 16 Spain Win 3–1 Quarter-final Brazil Win 1–0 Semi-final Portugal Win 1–0 Final Italy Loss 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) 2010 South Africa Group A Uruguay Draw 0–0 Group A Mexico Loss 0–2 Group A South Africa Loss 1–2 2014 Brazil Group E Honduras Win 3–0 Group E Switzerland Win 5–2 Group E Ecuador Draw 0–0 Round of 16 Nigeria Win 2–0 Quarter-final Germany Loss 0–1 2018 Russia Group C Australia Win 2–1 Group C Peru Win 1–0 Group C Denmark Draw 0–0 Round of 16 Argentina Win 4–3 Quarter-final Uruguay Win 2–0 Semi-final Belgium Win 1–0 Final Croatia Win 4–2 2022 Qatar Group D Australia Win 4–1 Group D Denmark Win 2–1 Group D Tunisia Loss 0–1 Round of 16 Poland Win 3–1 Quarter-final England Win 2–1 Semi-final Morocco Win 2–0 Final Argentina Loss 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) 2026 Canada, Mexico, United States Group I Senegal Win 3–1 Group I Iraq Win 3–0 Group I Norway Win 4–1 Round of 32 Sweden Win 3–0 Round of 16 Paraguay Win 1–0 Quarter-final Morocco Win 2-0 Mbappe creates history Mbappe entered his name in the history books on Thursday by becoming the first player in the world to score eight goals in multiple FIFA World Cup editions.