France v Iraq: World Cup Group I Live
Live coverage of France against Iraq from Philadelphia Stadium, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: France 3-0 Iraq
Full time at Philadelphia Stadium. France 3, Iraq 0. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Substitution, France (90'+1')
Marcus Thuram replaces Kylian Mbappe for France.
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Substitution, France (83')
Malo Gusto replaces Jules Kounde for France.
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Substitution, France (83')
Maghnes Akliouche replaces Bradley Barcola for France.
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Substitution, Iraq (68')
Aimar Sher replaces Amir Alammari for Iraq.
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Substitution, Iraq (68')
Marko Farji replaces Ibrahim Bayesh for Iraq.
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Substitution, France (68')
Rayan Cherki replaces Michael Olise for France.
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Substitution, France (68')
Desire Doue replaces Ousmane Dembele for France.
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GOAL! France 3-0 Iraq (66')
Ousmane Dembele scores for France in the 66' minute. France 3, Iraq 0.
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Substitution, Iraq (60')
Youssef Amyn replaces Zaid Ismael for Iraq.
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Substitution, Iraq (60')
Rebin Sulaka replaces Zaid Tahseen for Iraq.
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GOAL! France 2-0 Iraq (54')
Kylian Mbappe scores for France in the 54' minute. France 2, Iraq 0.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: France 1-0 Iraq
It is the break at Philadelphia Stadium.
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Substitution, Iraq (26')
Ali Alhamadi replaces Aymen Hussein for Iraq.
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GOAL! France 1-0 Iraq (14')
Kylian Mbappe scores for France in the 14' minute. France 1, Iraq 0.
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Yellow card: Amir Alammari (6')
Amir Alammari is shown a yellow card for Iraq in the 6' minute.
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Kickoff at Philadelphia Stadium
We are under way. France get the 2026 World Cup Group I clash with Iraq started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for France and Iraq. We are set at Philadelphia Stadium.
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France v Iraq: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of France against Iraq at Philadelphia Stadium, a Group I fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Both sides return to action on matchday two. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 6' 🟨 Amir Alammari
- 14' ⚽ Kylian Mbappe
- 26' ↔️ Ali Alhamadi→ Aymen Hussein
- 54' ⚽ Kylian Mbappe
- 60' ↔️ Rebin Sulaka→ Zaid Tahseen
- 60' ↔️ Youssef Amyn→ Zaid Ismael
- 66' ⚽ Ousmane Dembele
- 68' ↔️ Desire Doue→ Ousmane Dembele
- 68' ↔️ Rayan Cherki→ Michael Olise
- 68' ↔️ Marko Farji→ Ibrahim Bayesh
- 68' ↔️ Aimar Sher→ Amir Alammari
- 83' ↔️ Maghnes Akliouche→ Bradley Barcola
- 83' ↔️ Malo Gusto→ Jules Kounde
- 90' ↔️ Marcus Thuram→ Kylian Mbappe
Lineup
France
4-2-3-1- 16 Mike Maignan
- 3 Lucas Digne
- 4 Dayot Upamecano
- 5 Jules Kounde
- 17 William Saliba
- 6 Manu Kone
- 14 Adrien Rabiot
- 7 Ousmane Dembele
- 10 Kylian Mbappe (C)
- 11 Michael Olise
- 12 Bradley Barcola
- 1 Brice Samba
- 23 Robin Risser
- 2 Malo Gusto
- 15 Ibrahima Konate
- 19 Theo Hernandez
- 21 Lucas Hernandez
- 26 Maxence Lacroix
- 8 Aurelien Tchouameni
- 13 Ngolo Kante
- 18 Warren Zaire-Emery
- 24 Rayan Cherki
- 25 Maghnes Akliouche
- 9 Marcus Thuram
- 20 Desire Doue
- 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
Manager · Didier Deschamps
Iraq
4-2-3-1- 22 Ahmed Basil
- 3 Hussein Ali
- 4 Zaid Tahseen
- 5 Akam Hashim
- 23 Merchas Doski
- 8 Ibrahim Bayesh
- 14 Zidane Iqbal
- 16 Amir Alammari
- 24 Zaid Ismael
- 11 Ahmed Qasem
- 18 Aymen Hussein (C)
- 1 Fahad Talib
- 12 Jalal Hassan
- 2 Rebin Sulaka
- 6 Munaf Younus
- 15 Ahmed Maknazi
- 25 Mustafa Saadoon
- 26 Frans Putros
- 7 Youssef Amyn
- 19 Kevin Yakob
- 20 Aimar Sher
- 9 Ali Alhamadi
- 10 Mohanad Ali
- 13 Ali Yousif
- 17 Ali Jasim
- 21 Marko Farji
Manager · Graham James Arnold