Mbappé leads France past Paraguay, Morocco tops Canada as World Cup Round of 16 kicks off, in photos | Sports

The race for the World Cup quarterfinals is on, and Morocco became the first to qualify with a 3-0 win over Canada in Houston. Kylian Mbappé then led France past Paraguay 1-0 in Philadelphia to cap the opening day of the Round of 16.

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