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France is through to the World Cup quarterfinals after a grinding one-nil win over Paraguay in Philadelphia, and it was Kylian Mbappé who made the difference — stepping up to convert the only goal from the penalty spot. BBC pundits called Paraguay's conduct disgusting, saying they went way too far trying to get in France's heads. Mbappé didn't flinch.
Shifting to baseball, the two thousand twenty six All-Star rosters dropped on July fourth, and Cincinnati is sending a pair of youngsters to Philadelphia on July fourteenth. Fireballing right-hander Chase Burns, just twenty three years old, and rookie Sal Stewart will represent the Reds at the Midsummer Classic — a real statement about where that franchise is heading.
And the Diamondbacks are also headed to Philly with outfielder Corbin Carroll earning his third All-Star nod in four full seasons — the guy is slashing two sixty eight with thirteen homers and ten triples — alongside left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who joins him on the National League squad. Arizona has some serious talent on display this summer.
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