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France beat Iraq
Match Details
Lincoln Financial Field
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
· 68,324 fans
· FOX, Telemundo, FOX One
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Highlights
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.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
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
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRQ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FRA | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Match Leaders
Iraq- AA Ali Al-Hamadi · 3Total Shots
- AB Ahmed Basil · 2Saves
- AH Akam Hashim · 14Defensive Interventions
- AH Akam Hashim · 68Accurate Passes
France- KM Kylian Mbappé · 2Goals
- KM Kylian Mbappé · 8Total Shots
- DU Dayot Upamecano · 10Defensive Interventions
- DU Dayot Upamecano · 75Accurate Passes
FIFA World Cup Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Key Events
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.
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.
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
France4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes
France
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MM #16 Mike MaignanG
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WS #17 William SalibaCD-L
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DU #4 Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
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LD #3 Lucas DigneLB
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JK #5 Jules KoundéRB
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MO #11 Michael OliseAM
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AR #14 Adrien RabiotLM
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MK #6 Manu KonéRM
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KM #10 Kylian MbappéF14'54'
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BB #12 Bradley BarcolaAM-L
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OD #7 Ousmane DembéléAM-R66'
Substitutes · 5 used
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WZ #18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
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MG #2 Malo Gusto 83' for Jules Koundé
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ML #26 Maxence Lacroix
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RC #24 Rayan Cherki 68' for Michael Olise
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DD #20 Désiré Doué 68' for Ousmane Dembélé
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IK #15 Ibrahima Konaté
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JM #22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
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BS #1 Brice Samba
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NK #13 N'Golo Kanté
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AT #8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
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LH #21 Lucas Hernández
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RR #23 Robin Risser
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MT #9 Marcus Thuram 90'+1' for Kylian Mbappé
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MA #25 Maghnes Akliouche 83' for Bradley Barcola
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TH #19 Theo Hernández
Iraq
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AB #22 Ahmed BasilG
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AH #5 Akam HashimCD-L
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ZT #4 Zaid TahseenCD-R
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AA #16 Amir Al-AmmariDM
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MD #23 Merchas DoskiLB
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#3 Hussein AliRB
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#14 Zidane IqbalCM-L
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ZI #24 Zaid IsmaelCM-R
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IB #8 Ibrahim BayeshLM
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AQ #11 Ahmed QasimRM
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AH #18 Aymen HusseinF
Substitutes · 5 used
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KY #19 Kevin Yakob
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AA #9 Ali Al-Hamadi 26' for Aymen Hussein
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MF #21 Marko Farji 69' for Ibrahim Bayesh
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MY #6 Munaf Younus
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HA #13 Hashim Ali
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JH #12 Jalal Hassan
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RS #2 Rebin Sulaka 60' for Zaid Tahseen
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AH #15 Ahmed Hasan
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YA #7 Youssef Amyn 60' for Zaid Ismael
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AS #20 Aimar Sher 68' for Amir Al-Ammari
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MS #25 Mustafa Saadoon
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AJ #17 Ali Jasim
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MA #10 Mohanad Ali
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FP #26 Frans Putros
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FT #1 Fahad Talib
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