PHILADELPHIA, July 4 : France coach Didier Deschamps said he feared Kylian Mbappe would be "chopped down" as Paraguay turned their World Cup last-16 tie into a bruising battle, with Les Bleus eventually clawing their way into the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win on Saturday.Mbappe's second-half penalty settled a scrappy contest played in furnace-like conditions, sending France through to face Morocco after Paraguay repeatedly disrupted the game with fouls and provocation.Deschamps said he had instructed Mbappe's teammates to shield the France captain in the closing stages as Paraguay searched for a way back into the game."I asked the two biggest lads to go and stand around Kylian at the end because they were going to chop him down," Deschamps said. "It wasn't easy. They use every trick in the