France coach Didier Deschamps said he feared Paraguay players might deliberately injure Kylian Mbappe. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Reuters.
Deschamps said he was concerned that Paraguay defenders would try to 'chop down' Mbappe. However, the French team advanced to the quarter-finals, and despite Deschamps' fears, Mbappe did not suffer any serious injury.