The meeting between Group I champions France, who collected a perfect score of 9 points, and Group F's third-placed Sweden, who collected 4 points in the round of 32 at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United States, will tend to be one-sided.
Despite boasting fantastic strikers in Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres, the Blagult are still not a real test for Les Bleus, who are very sharp up front and very strong in the other two lines.
France scored 10 goals from 44 chances with 22 of them on target that they created during the group stage, while Sweden could only convert 7 goals from 40 chances of which 20 were on target.
While still considered prolific, Sweden, coached by English coach Graham Potter, is a more vulnerable team in the opening third despite always fielding three central defenders during the group stage.
Sweden conceded seven goals, while France only let in two. Victor Lindelof and his teammates also never kept a clean sheet, while Kylian Mbappé and his teammates managed one in their 3-0 victory over Iraq.
Besides being very clinical in front of the opponent's goal, France is also very active in breaking through the opponent's defense, especially when compared to Sweden.
Les Bleus' aggression in the final third reached 204 times, mostly from both wings, especially the left wing which had a frequency of 78 times.
In the same aspect, Sweden made 157 touches, which were also mostly from both wings, especially the right side, 54 touches.
Didier Deschamps' team also consists of players who are tighter in pressing and more adept at creating space for their teammates to pass the ball to threaten the opponent.
France's total pressing effort in their first three matches was 768. This figure is greater than Sweden's 601 pressing efforts .
