Paraguay vs France Prediction, 7/4/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/3/2026

Game: Paraguay vs France

Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: FOX

Paraguay (2-1-1) are hosting France (4-0-0) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday in the Round of 16 of the World Cup. The line on this World Cup contest has Paraguay at +1300 while France is at -500. The betting total is set at 3. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Orlando Gill for Paraguay and Mike Maignan for France.

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Paraguay beat Germany on penalty kicks to advance to the Round of 16. They opened the World Cup losing 4-1 to the Americans, but they've since beat Turkey 1-0 and played to a 0-0 draw with Australia. Julio Enciso, Matias Galarza, and Mauricio have the only 3 goals in the tournament so far for Paraguay. Orlando Gill has been incredible in goal, stopping 19 shots and surrendering 5 goals in 4 games.

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The French have been rolling in the World Cup, including a 3-0 win over Sweden to advance to the Round of 16. They opened the World Cup with a 3-1 win over Sengal, followed by a 3-0 win over Iraq and a 4-1 win over Norway. Kylian Mbappe has 6 goals for France, while Ousmane Dembele has 4. Bradley Barcola has 2 goals while teammate Desire Doue has 1. Mike Maignan has only allowed 2 goals in 4 games and he has 7 saves.

The guy protecting the net for Paraquay will be Orlando Gill. Gill has seen the field for 4,230 mins and is sitting with 114 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.66 (31 goals surrendered) and his save percentage is 78.1%. The goalkeeper hailing from Paraquay has had 146 shots sent his way in 47 starts. Gill (18-18-11 mark during his soccer career) has totaled 26 shutouts, which gives him a 55.3%% clean sheet percentage.

Mike Maignan will reside in front of the net for France. So far in his career, Maignan has allowed 298 goals and has accounted for 783 saves in 304 starts. He holds a save percentage of 74.9% and his clean sheet rate is 39.6%%. He has surrendered 0.98 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 163-69-71. Maignan has racked up 120 shutouts while defending 1,045 shots attempted against him in 27,303 career minutes.

Antonio Sanabria is one member of the side who can create chances for Paraquay. The forward from Paraquay has totaled 71 goals scored in 18,747 mins played. Sanabria has been in the starting lineup in 211 outings during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.34 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 12 assists while accumulating 154 pts thus far in his career.

France has an attacker in Kylian Mbappe, who is known to give defenses fits. He scores 0.94 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 265 contests in his career. The forward representing France has 23,703 minutes while he has scored 247 goals. He has tallied 566 pts in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 72 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take France (-500)

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