FIFA World Cup

France vs Iraq, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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France
  • 14': Kylian Mbappé
  • 54': Kylian Mbappé
  • 66': Ousmane Dembélé
FT
3 - 0
Iraq

    Kylian Mbappé scores twice in rain-delayed France win over Iraq

    Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move into a tie for second in career World Cup goals with 16, and France played through the tournament's first rain delay to beat Iraq 3-0 on Monday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Manu Koné (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 3': Merchas Doski (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
    • 6': Foul by Amir Al Ammari (Iraq).
    • 6': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Amir Al Ammari (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Corner, France. Conceded by Zaid Tahseen.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 14': Goal! France 1, Iraq 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 18': Merchas Doski (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Substitution, Iraq. Ali Al Hamadi replaces Aymen Hussein because of an injury.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Qasem.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Merchas Doski with a cross.
    • 28': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
    • 30': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
    • 41': Foul by Zidane Iqbal (Iraq).
    • 41': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Ahmed Qasem (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 42': Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 45': Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, France 1, Iraq 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 1, Iraq 0.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
    • 54': Goal! France 2, Iraq 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 57': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq).
    • 57': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Michael Olise (France) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ahmed Basil (Iraq). Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 60': Substitution, Iraq. Rebin Sulaka replaces Zaid Tahseen.
    • 60': Substitution, Iraq. Youssef Amyn replaces Zaid Ismael.
    • 62': Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
    • 62': Foul by Merchas Doski (Iraq).
    • 62': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
    • 65': Corner, France. Conceded by Amir Al Ammari.
    • 66': Attempt missed. William Saliba (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Corner, France. Conceded by Ibrahim Bayesh.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 66': Goal! France 3, Iraq 0. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
    • 68': Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 68': Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Michael Olise.
    • 68': Substitution, Iraq. Aimar Sher replaces Amir Al Ammari.
    • 69': Substitution, Iraq. Marko Farji replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
    • 73': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Bradley Barcola.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Rebin Sulaka (Iraq) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zidane Iqbal with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Farji with a cross.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
    • 82': Corner, France. Conceded by Akam Hashim.
    • 82': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 83': Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Bradley Barcola.
    • 83': Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.
    • 85': Marko Farji (Iraq) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Malo Gusto (France).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ahmed Basil (Iraq). Assisted by Dayot Upamecano with a through ball.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Kylian Mbappé.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, France 3, Iraq 0.
    • 0': Match ends, France 3, Iraq 0.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 0
    44.4 Possession 55.6
    4 SHOTS 19
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    413 Accurate Passes 540
    481 Passes 603
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    9 Crosses 14
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    51 Long Balls 30
    21 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 9
    16 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 5
    28 Effective Clearances 9
    28 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
    Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Attendance: 68,324

    FIFA World Cup Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France 3 +8 9
    2 Norway 3 +1 6
    3 Senegal 3 +2 3
    4 Iraq 3 -11 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    17 William Saliba
    4 Dayot Upamecano
    3 Lucas Digne
    5 Jules Koundé
    11 Michael Olise
    14 Adrien Rabiot
    6 Manu Koné
    10 Kylian Mbappé
    12 Bradley Barcola
    7 Ousmane Dembélé
    France Substitutes:
    Warren Zaïre-Emery, Malo Gusto, Maxence Lacroix, Rayan Cherki, Désiré Doué, Ibrahima Konaté, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Brice Samba, N'Golo Kanté, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Lucas Hernández, Robin Risser, Marcus Thuram, Maghnes Akliouche, Theo Hernández.

    IRQ Iraq (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    22 Ahmed Basil (GK)
    5 Akam Hashim
    4 Zaid Tahseen
    16 Amir Al-Ammari Yellow Card
    23 Merchas Doski
    3 Hussein Ali
    14 Zidane Iqbal
    24 Zaid Ismael
    8 Ibrahim Bayesh
    11 Ahmed Qasim
    18 Aymen Hussein
    Iraq Substitutes:
    Kevin Yakob, Ali Al-Hamadi, Marko Farji, Munaf Younus, Ali Yousif, Jalal Hassan, Rebin Sulaka, Ahmed Hasan, Youssef Amyn, Aimar Sher, Mustafa Saadoon, Ali Jasim, Mohanad Ali, Frans Putros, Fahad Talib.

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