FranceFrance vs Iraq — World Cup
3-0
IraqLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Going into the match, France had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Iraq had won 6, drawn 1, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.8.
Match report
Home form going in: France
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W W L W L). 2.2 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Senegal · 16 Jun 2026
- W 0-2 at Germany · 8 Jun 2025
- L 5-4 at Spain · 5 Jun 2025
- W 2-0 vs Croatia · 23 Mar 2025
- L 2-0 at Croatia · 20 Mar 2025
- W 1-3 at Italy · 17 Nov 2024
Away form going in: Iraq
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 1, lost 3 (L L W W W). 1.8 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-4 vs Norway · 16 Jun 2026
- L 2-3 vs Jordan · 29 Jan 2024
- W 3-2 vs Vietnam · 24 Jan 2024
- W 2-1 vs Japan · 19 Jan 2024
- W 1-3 at Indonesia · 15 Jan 2024
- L 1-0 at Qatar · 22 Jan 2019
How it unfolded
- 14' Normal Goal — K. Mbappe (France)
- 14' Normal Goal — Kylian Mbappé (France)
- 66' Normal Goal — Ousmane Dembélé (France)
Match statistics
| France | Metric | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 2.67 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.63 |
| 19 | Total shots | 4 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 3 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 603 | Total passes | 481 |
| 540 | Accurate passes | 413 |
| 90 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| -0.72 | Goals prevented | -0.72 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |