France have cruised into the last-16 of the football festival in North America after a comfortable 3-0 win over Sweden this morning.
Kylian Mbappe scored two of the goals to bring his tally in the tournament so far to six, leaving him level with Argentina’s Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot.
France will next face Paraguay for a place in the quarterfinals.
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This morning’s other match saw Erling Haaland score the winner four minutes from time to give Norway a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast.
Next up for the Norwegians is a last-16 clash with Brazil.
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In other developments…
Ronald Koeman has resigned as Netherlands boss, following their penalty shootout defeat to Morocco.
He also hinted that he may retire from management altogether.
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Meanwhile, the Netherlands FA is also lodging a report with the relevant authorities after the players who missed their penalties in the shootout were subjected to racist abuse online.
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Serena Williams’ return to Wimbledon is over in the first round, after her first singles match in nearly four years ended in a defeat to Australia’s Maya Joint.
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And, NBA legend LeBron James will be leaving the LA Lakers after eight seasons to continue his career with another team…with reports saying he’s now a target of the Golden State Warriors.
