France vs Sweden: World Cup Round of 32 Clash at MetLife Stadium

France and Sweden meet at MetLife Stadium in New York in a World Cup Round of 32 clash, with France arriving as group winners and Sweden also progressing to the knockout phase. France’s record shows a perfect start: 3 wins from 3, 10 goals scored and only 2 conceded, underpinned by a form line of WWW. Sweden come in with 4 points from the group and a more mixed pattern of DLW, scoring and conceding 7.

Season statistics highlight France’s balance: they average 3.3 goals per game while allowing just 0.7, with one clean sheet and no defeats so far. Sweden are far more volatile, averaging 2.3 goals for and 2.3 against, with no clean sheets and a heavy 5-1 away loss on their record.

Head-to-Head Meetings

Head-to-head meetings are tight: across the last five competitive games, France have won three, Sweden two. The most recent encounter finished France 4-2 Sweden in the UEFA Nations League.

With Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé both in prolific form, stats suggest France should have the edge in this Round of 32 tie.