Ousmane Dembélé, who started the match, provided the assist for Les Bleus’ second goal, before scoring the third and making way for his club team-mate Désiré Doué. Bradley Barcola, who was also in the starting line-up, played for the vast majority of the match before being substituted late on.
FRANCE - IRAQ: 3-0 (1-0)
FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group stage - Matchday 2 - Group I
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphie, États-Unis)
Goals: Kylian Mbappé (14', 54') and Ousmane Dembélé (66').
FRANCE: Maignan, Digne, Saliba, Upamecano, Koundé (Gusto, 83'), Rabiot, Koné, Barcola (Akliouche, 83'), Olise (Cherki, 68'), Dembélé (Doué, 68'), Mbappé (Thuram, 90'). Manager: Didier Deschamps.
IRAQ: Basil, Doski, Hashem, Tahseen (Sulaka, 60'), Ali, Al Ammari (Sher, 68'), Bayesh (Farji, 69'), Iqbal, Ismail (Amyn, 60'), Qasem, Hussein (Al-Hamadi, 26'). Manager: Graham Arnold.