France vs Iraq Full Match Highlights

World Cup
9:00 PMJune 22, 2026
Group Stage – 2
Lincoln Monetary Discipline
Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada


France


Iraq
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16
G
Mike Maignan
3
D
Lucas Digne
17
D
William Saliba
4
D
Dayot Upamecano
5
D
Jules Koundé
14
M
Adrien Rabiot
6
M
Manu Koné
12
M
Bradley Barcola
M
Michael Olise
M
Ousmane Dembélé
66′
F
Kylian Mbappé
14′
54′
Substitutes
F
Désiré Doué
F
Marcus Thuram
22
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta
M
Rayan Cherki
M
Maghnes Akliouche
18
M
Warren Zaïre-Emery
13
M
N’Golo Kanté
8
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni
26
D
Maxence Lacroix
19
D
Theo Hernández
21
D
Lucas Hernández
15
D
Ibrahima Konaté
D
Malo Gusto
23
G
Robin Risser
1
G
Brice Samba
22
G
Ahmed Basil
23
D
Merchas Doski
5
D
Akam Hashem
4
D
Zaid Tahseen
3
D
Hussein Ali
M
Amir Al-Ammari
8
M
Ibrahim Bayesh
14
M
Zidane Iqbal
24
M
Zaid Ismail
11
M
Ahmed Qasem
18
F
Aymen Hussein
Substitutes
10
Mohanad Ali
13
F
Ali Yousif
F
Youssef Amyn
M
Marko Farji
19
M
Kevin Yakob
M
Aimar Sher
17
F
Ali Jasim
D
Rebin Sulaka
25
D
Mustafa Saadoon
26
D
Frans Putros
15
D
Ahmed Hasan Maknazi
6
D
Munaf Younus
12
G
Jalal Hassan
1
G
Fahad Talib
F
Ali Al-Hamadi

World Cup Standings – Group I
Kylian Mbappé scored twice as France cruised to a dominant 3-0 victory over Iraq at Lincoln Monetary Discipline.
The French workforce entered this World Cup fixture trying to safe their place within the group. After a gap spherical of matches, Les Bleus wanted a robust efficiency to say their dominance on the worldwide stage.
Iraq struggled to deal with the European giants from the opening whistle. Midfielder Amir Al-Ammari acquired a yellow card in simply the sixth minute after a late problem halted a promising French assault.
France capitalized on their early strain within the 14th minute. Michael Olise delivered a exact go to Mbappé, who guided the ball dwelling with a composed end to open the scoring.
The French aspect managed the tempo for the remainder of the primary half. They created a number of alternatives by way of Ousmane Dembélé on the wing. Nonetheless, the Iraqi protection held agency below intense strain.
Iraq wanted to discover a method to check the French protection within the second interval. In the meantime, France aimed to show their possession into extra objectives to seal the three factors early.
The second objective arrived within the 54th minute by way of a well-recognized mixture. Olise turned supplier as soon as once more, establishing Mbappé to fireplace his second objective of the match previous the Iraqi goalkeeper.
France put the sport utterly out of attain within the 66th minute. Dembélé mixed together with his teammates earlier than slotting a low shot into the underside nook to make it 3-0.
Each managers made adjustments late within the recreation to handle participant health. France comfortably stored the ball within the closing levels, denying Iraq any alternative to launch a comeback.
The statistics confirmed absolute French dominance all through the ninety minutes. France managed 55 p.c of the possession and registered 19 complete photographs. In distinction, Iraq failed to check the French goalkeeper, ending with zero photographs heading in the right direction.
This decisive victory strikes France to second place within the group standings with three factors. Iraq stays on the backside of the desk after struggling this opening defeat within the event.
France will look to construct on this momentum of their subsequent group stage match as they push for the knockout rounds. Iraq faces a must-win fixture to maintain their World Cup desires alive.

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