Mbappe says France happy 'to get hands dirty' after World Cup win / Photo: Jewel SAMAD - AFP
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Mbappe says France happy 'to get hands dirty' after World Cup win
France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side were happy to do whatever it takes to advance in the World Cup after they battled through a bad-tempered last-16 tie with Paraguay to win 1-0 on Saturday.
Mbappe scored the winner from the spot in the 70th minute to bring his tally for the tournament to seven and his overall tally in the World Cup to 19 goals, but he was continually goaded by the Paraguayan defenders towards the end of the game in sweltering Philadelphia.
"We knew what sort of match we were in for, but I think today went really well," Mbappe said.
"They thought we'd turn up in tuxedos, that we'd just come to pull off some spectacular moves," Mbappe added.
"But we know how to play the dirty game too. And we did that today; we won, and even in that respect we were better than them."
The Real Madrid forward added: "The way we played today showed that we're not just a team that knows how to play attacking football.
"If we have to get our hands dirty, we'll get our hands dirty. Sorry for the expression, but we've no problem with that."
The meeting with Paraguay was a scrappy affair that somehow only produced three yellow cards -- all for France.
As Mbappe prepared to take his decisive penalty, both sets of players squared off, with Paraguay also attempting to dig up the spot ahead of the kick.
France will meet Morocco in the quarter-finals next Thursday in Boston.
B.Finley--AMWN