France, Mexico cruise into World Cup round of 16

France and Mexico both secured their places in the World Cup round of 16 on Tuesday. France defeated Sweden 3-0 in New York, with Kylian Mbappe scoring twice and Bradley Barcola adding another goal. Mbappe's brace brought his tournament total to six goals, tying him with Lionel Messi for the Golden Boot. He also reached 18 World Cup goals, moving past Miroslav Klose into second place on the all-time scoring list, behind only Messi.

France will face Paraguay in the round of 16 on July 4 in Philadelphia. This marks France's fourth consecutive win in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 in Mexico City, achieving their first knockout stage victory since 1986, when they reached the quarterfinals. Mexico had lost their first knockout match seven consecutive times after the group stage, and failed to advance from the group stage in Qatar. This year, they topped their group with three wins before defeating Ecuador, marking their fourth straight victory.

The match against Ecuador was delayed by 60 minutes due to a thunderstorm. Mexico dominated the first half, with Julian Quinones opening the scoring in the 22nd minute. Raul Jimenez added a second goal nine minutes later, capitalizing on a lost ball by Ecuador's Joel Ordonez.