In the first decisive victory of this tournament’s knockout stage, France dominated Sweden Tuesday with a 3-0 win that guaranteed the French another match this week.

The World Cup last-32 rolls on today as tournament favourites France face Sweden at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

There is plenty of quality in Graham Potter’s squad, with the strike pairing of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres the envy of many countries.

Mbappé (and the rest of the team) went immediately over to the sidelines to embrace France boss Didier Deschamps, who returned on Tuesday after missing the team’s final Group I match against Norway, going back to France with his family following the death of his mother.

It is not only their devastating finishing about which France's World Cup rivals should be concerned.

While Deschamps was away, his coaching staff and players ensured that the standards did not drop.