France v Iraq, 22 June 2026

Score3-0 to France
RefereeDrew Fischer
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group I
VenueLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia PA
Attendance68,324

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Kick-off: 5.00pm local . The restart of the match after half-time was delayed for two hours due to thunder and lightning in the area. It was the first time that a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament had been delayed at half time due to weather conditions since a Second Group stage game between Germany and Poland in Frankfurt in 1974. . FIFA World Ranking: France 3rd, Iraq 57th . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level.

3 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

0 Iraq

Manager: Graham Arnold

Goals:

Kylian Mbappé 14 G
Kylian Mbappé 54 G
Ousmane Dembélé 66 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mike Maignan
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Manu Koné
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Kylian Mbappé (captain)

Starting lineup:

Ahmed Basil Goalkeeper
Hussein H. H. Ali Defender
Akam Hashim Defender
Zaid Tahseen Defender
Merchas Doski Defender/Midfielder
Amir Al Ammari Midfielder
Zidane Iqbal Midfielder
Zaid Ismael Midfielder
Ibrahim Bayesh Midfielder/Forward
Ahmed Qasem Midfielder/Forward
Aymen Hussein Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise 68
Désiré Doué for Ousmane Dembélé 68
Maghnes Akliouche for Bradley Barcola 83
Malo Gusto for Jules Koundé 83
Marcus Thuram for Kylian Mbappé 90+1

Substitutions:

Ali Al Hamadi for Aymen Hussein 26
Youssef Amyn for Zaid Ismael 60
Rebin Sulaka for Zaid Tahseen 60
Marko Farji for Ibrahim Bayesh 68
Aimar Sher for Amir Al Ammari 68

Cards:

Cards:

Amir Al Ammari 6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jalal Hassan
Goalkeeper Fahadi Talib
Defender Ahmed Maknazi
Defender Frans Putros
Defender Mustafa Saadoon
Defender Rebin Sulaka
Defender Munaf Yunus
Midfielder Aimar Sher
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Hamadi
Midfielder/Forward Youssef Amyn
Midfielder/Forward Marko Farji
Midfielder/Forward Ali Jasim
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Yakob
Forward Meme
Forward Ali Yousif

Comments:

France had now progressed to the knockout stages at four consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time . Kylian Mbappé had now become the tenth player to make 100 appearances for Les Bleus in ‘A’ internationals. He had also now become joint second with Germany’s Miroslav Klose in the all-time goals scored record at FIFA World Cup finals with 16: two behind Lionel Messi. . Excluding penalty shoot-outs, they had now lost one of their last 16 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won 14).

Comments:

With defeat in their two group games, Iraq could not now progress to the knockout stages of this tournament. . The Lions of Mesopotamia had now lost all of their five games at FIFA World Cup finals: only El Salvador now had a longer such run (six). . They hade now lost three games against UEFA nations at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 2-1 versus Belgium in Toluca, Mexico in 1986 and 4-1 against Norway in Foxborough, USA in 2026.

3 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Kylian Mbappé 14 G
Kylian Mbappé 54 G
Ousmane Dembélé 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mike Maignan
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Manu Koné
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Kylian Mbappé (captain)

Substitutions:

Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise 68
Désiré Doué for Ousmane Dembélé 68
Maghnes Akliouche for Bradley Barcola 83
Malo Gusto for Jules Koundé 83
Marcus Thuram for Kylian Mbappé 90+1

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

France had now progressed to the knockout stages at four consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time . Kylian Mbappé had now become the tenth player to make 100 appearances for Les Bleus in ‘A’ internationals. He had also now become joint second with Germany’s Miroslav Klose in the all-time goals scored record at FIFA World Cup finals with 16: two behind Lionel Messi. . Excluding penalty shoot-outs, they had now lost one of their last 16 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won 14).

0 Iraq

Manager: Graham Arnold

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ahmed Basil Goalkeeper
Hussein H. H. Ali Defender
Akam Hashim Defender
Zaid Tahseen Defender
Merchas Doski Defender/Midfielder
Amir Al Ammari Midfielder
Zidane Iqbal Midfielder
Zaid Ismael Midfielder
Ibrahim Bayesh Midfielder/Forward
Ahmed Qasem Midfielder/Forward
Aymen Hussein Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Ali Al Hamadi for Aymen Hussein 26
Youssef Amyn for Zaid Ismael 60
Rebin Sulaka for Zaid Tahseen 60
Marko Farji for Ibrahim Bayesh 68
Aimar Sher for Amir Al Ammari 68

Cards:

Amir Al Ammari 6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jalal Hassan
Goalkeeper Fahadi Talib
Defender Ahmed Maknazi
Defender Frans Putros
Defender Mustafa Saadoon
Defender Rebin Sulaka
Defender Munaf Yunus
Midfielder Aimar Sher
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Hamadi
Midfielder/Forward Youssef Amyn
Midfielder/Forward Marko Farji
Midfielder/Forward Ali Jasim
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Yakob
Forward Meme
Forward Ali Yousif

Comments:

With defeat in their two group games, Iraq could not now progress to the knockout stages of this tournament. . The Lions of Mesopotamia had now lost all of their five games at FIFA World Cup finals: only El Salvador now had a longer such run (six). . They hade now lost three games against UEFA nations at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 2-1 versus Belgium in Toluca, Mexico in 1986 and 4-1 against Norway in Foxborough, USA in 2026.