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This will be the 24th meeting between France and Sweden in all competitions. France have won 12, Sweden six, with five draws.

It will be only their third meeting at a major tournament and their first at a World Cup. Sweden won the last such encounter 2-0 at Euro 2012 after the sides drew 1-1 at Euro 1992.

France have won each of their last six World Cup matches against European opposition. No team has ever won seven in a row against UEFA nations at the tournament.

France won all three group matches at a major tournament for the first time since lifting the 1998 World Cup on home soil.

Les Bleus have scored at least three goals in each of their last four World Cup matches. No team has ever done so in five consecutive games.

Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele have four World Cup goals each at this tournament. They have combined for five World Cup goals since 2022 – Mbappe has assisted Dembele twice, while Dembele has set up Mbappe three times. Their five goal combinations are the joint most by any duo at the World Cup since 1966, alongside Poland’s Andrzej Szarmach and Grzegorz Lato, and Germany’s Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack.

Sweden have already scored a record seven goals in a single World Cup group stage.

Viktor Gyokeres attempted more shots (11) and created more chances (8) than any other Sweden player during the group stage.

Anthony Elanga has scored in each of Sweden’s last two group-stage matches, against the Netherlands and Japan.