France took the lead in the first half. In the 6th minute, Iraq’s Amir Al-Ammari was booked. France broke the deadlock in the 14th minute when Kylian Mbappé finished a Michael Olise assist, and the halftime score was 1-0 to France against Iraq.
After the break, France kept adding to the scoreline. In the 54th minute, Kylian Mbappé scored his second of the match from an Ousmane Dembélé assist to make it 2-0. In the 66th minute, Ousmane Dembélé converted another Michael Olise assist to make it 3-0. Mbappé finished with two goals, Dembélé with one goal and one assist, and Olise with two assists.
On the statistical side, France had 55% possession to Iraq’s 45%. France recorded 19 shots to Iraq’s 4, with 5 on target for France and none for Iraq. France also had 4 corners to Iraq’s 2, 1 offside to Iraq’s 0, 0 saves to Iraq’s 2, and 8 fouls to Iraq’s 4.
Before this match, France beat Senegal 3-1 in the opening round of group play. Iraq lost 4-1 to Norway in their first group match.
Looking ahead, France will face Norway in the third round of group play on 2026-06-26. Current Group I standings show France second with 3 points, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, and a +2 goal difference, placing them in the official qualifying zone for the round of 32. Iraq will play Senegal in the third round on 2026-06-26. Current Group I standings show Iraq fourth with 0 points, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, and a -3 goal difference.
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