Doui is on the ground in the box but the referee waves for play to continue. France are naturally aggrieved and protest, as the VAR checks for a possible penalty. Replays show Gomez has definitely made contact and looks as if he has tripped him.
The referee runs over the his monitor and, based on that replay of the incident it feels impossible that he won’t award a penalty here. He takes a look, and then heads back for the field and points to the spot.
This is France’s first penalty all tournament, and though Dembele has the ball initially, Mbappe is the one who readies to take the spot-kick. A stuttered run-up is followed by a finish into the bottom-right corner.
Paraguay 0-0 France, 70 minutes
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