On the first day of Round of 16 action, we saw valiant efforts, fantastic goals and a real grind-it-out battle of attrition, as France eked past Paraguay and Morocco handled Canada to make it to the quarterfinals.

The World Cup Round of 16 has arrived. With it comes intensifying pressure — and in some places, stifling heat.

Los Guaraníes are targeting another mammoth upset when they face an otherworldly France.