France forward Bradley Barcola warned on Thursday that Paraguay would bring a physical approach when the sides meet in the World Cup last 16 in Philadelphia.

Didier Deschamps’s free-scoring side have won all four games at the tournament so far and will start as overwhelming favourites against Paraguay on Saturday. Barcola, though, said Paraguay’s shock win over Germany on penalties in the last 32 showed France have to be ready to grind it out.