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FIFA #3 · 1stin Group I · 2-0-0
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France beat Iraq
Iraq0-0-2 0 – 3 France2-0-0
FT · Mon, Jun 22

Match Details

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · 68,324 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, France 3, Iraq 0.
  • 90'+3'Second Half ends, France 3, Iraq 0.
  • 90'+1'Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 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.
  • 85'Foul by Malo Gusto (France).
  • 85'Marko Farji (Iraq) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83'Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.
  • 83'Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Bradley Barcola.
  • 82'Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 82'Corner, France. Conceded by Akam Hashim.

Line Score

12T
IRQ 00 0
FRA 12 3

Match Leaders

Iraq
France

FIFA World Cup Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 France 3300+89
2 Norway 3201+16
3 Senegal 3102+23
4 Iraq 3003-110

Key Events

90'+1'Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Kylian Mbappé.
83'Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.
83'Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Bradley Barcola.
69'Substitution, Iraq. Marko Farji replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
68'Substitution, Iraq. Aimar Sher replaces Amir Al Ammari.
68'Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Michael Olise.
68'Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
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.
60'Substitution, Iraq. Youssef Amyn replaces Zaid Ismael.
60'Substitution, Iraq. Rebin Sulaka replaces Zaid Tahseen.
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.
26'Substitution, Iraq. Ali Al Hamadi replaces Aymen Hussein because of an injury.
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.
6'Amir Al Ammari (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

IraqFrance
General
44.4 Possession % 55.6
4 Shots 19
0 On Target 5
0 Offsides 1
2 Corners 4
4 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
413 Passes Completed 540
4 Crosses Won 2
8 Tackles Won 9
10 Interceptions 5
28 Clearances 9
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 0

Recent Form

France W W L W W
Iraq W W D L L

Starting Lineups

Iraq4-1-4-1
22 Basil
3 Ali 4 Tahseen 5 Hashim 23 Doski
16 Al-Ammari
11 Qasim 24 Ismael 14 Iqbal 8 Bayesh
18 Hussein
10 Mbappé 14'54'
12 Barcola 11 Olise A2 7 Dembélé 66'A
14 Rabiot 6 Koné
3 Digne 17 Saliba 4 Upamecano 5 Koundé
16 Maignan
France4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

France

  1. MM #16 Mike MaignanG
  2. WS #17 William SalibaCD-L
  3. DU #4 Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. LD #3 Lucas DigneLB
  5. JK #5 Jules KoundéRB
  6. MO #11 Michael OliseAM
  7. AR #14 Adrien RabiotLM
  8. MK #6 Manu KonéRM
  9. KM #10 Kylian MbappéF14'54'
  10. BB #12 Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. OD #7 Ousmane DembéléAM-R66'
Substitutes · 5 used

Iraq

  1. AB #22 Ahmed BasilG
  2. AH #5 Akam HashimCD-L
  3. ZT #4 Zaid TahseenCD-R
  4. AA #16 Amir Al-AmmariDM
  5. MD #23 Merchas DoskiLB
  6. #3 Hussein AliRB
  7. #14 Zidane IqbalCM-L
  8. ZI #24 Zaid IsmaelCM-R
  9. IB #8 Ibrahim BayeshLM
  10. AQ #11 Ahmed QasimRM
  11. AH #18 Aymen HusseinF
Substitutes · 5 used

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