France coach Didier Deschamps is back with the team for their round of 32 match against Sweden at the World Cup on Tuesday after attending his mother’s funeral in Europe

Day 19 saw Brazil survive Japan, Germany lose their penalty superpower, and Morocco send the Dutch into another philosophical crisis. Read this and more in today's Offside.

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Sweden will need to produce the performance of a lifetime to topple World Cup powerhouses France in their round-of-32 clash, coach Graham Potter said on Monday (June 29),

Didier Deschamps’ boys came into this edition of the FIFA World Cup as one of the favourites, and certainly so. They have been the most consistent international team in recent times, reaching the final on the last two occasions and winning one of them.

France will look to continue their impressive FIFA World Cup campaign when they face Sweden in the Round of 32 at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Wednesday. Didier Deschamps’ side head into the knockout clash brimming with confidence after topping Group I with a perfect record.