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France vs Iraq FIFA World Cup 2026

Final score, timeline, lineups, stats and match details from Philadelphia Stadium.

Full-timeGroup IFinal at 93'
France flagFRAFrance
3 - 0Full-time
Iraq flagIRQIraq

VenuePhiladelphia Stadium

Kickoff

StageGroup I

Final data
Match timelineShowing 7 of 53 events
Full-time
Marcus THURAMfor Kylian MBAPPE
90'+1'
Kylian MBAPPEAttempts an effort on goal.
90'
Kylian MBAPPEAttempts an effort on goal.
88'
Malo GUSTOCommits a foul.
85'
Malo GUSTOfor Jules KOUNDE
83'
Maghnes AKLIOUCHEfor Bradley BARCOLA
83'
Kylian MBAPPETakes a corner kick.
82'
Timeline keyGoalShotSaveFoulSubstitutionYellow cardRed cardCornerOffsidePenaltyVAR
Substitutions10 changes
Substitutions listed from the match timeline
MinTeamOnOff
26'Iraq flagIRQALI ALHAMADIAYMEN HUSSEIN
60'Iraq flagIRQREBIN SULAKAZAID TAHSEEN
60'Iraq flagIRQYOUSSEF AMYNZAID ISMAEL
68'France flagFRADesire DOUEOusmane DEMBELE
68'France flagFRARayan CHERKIMichael OLISE
68'Iraq flagIRQAIMAR SHERAMIR ALAMMARI
68'Iraq flagIRQMARKO FARJIIBRAHIM BAYESH
83'France flagFRAMaghnes AKLIOUCHEBradley BARCOLA
83'France flagFRAMalo GUSTOJules KOUNDE
90'+1'France flagFRAMarcus THURAMKylian MBAPPE

Lineups and formation

France flagFrance4-2-3-1
Iraq4-2-3-1Iraq flag
France flag

France

4-2-3-1

16Mike MAIGNANGK

3Lucas DIGNE

4Dayot UPAMECANO

5Jules KOUNDE

6Manu KONE

7Ousmane DEMBELE

10Kylian MBAPPEC

11Michael OLISE

12Bradley BARCOLA

14Adrien RABIOT

17William SALIBA

2Malo Gusto

Iraq flag

Iraq

4-2-3-1

22AHMED BASILGK

3HUSSEIN ALI

4ZAID TAHSEEN

5AKAM HASHIM

8IBRAHIM BAYESH

11AHMED QASEM

14ZIDANE IQBAL

16AMIR ALAMMARI

18AYMEN HUSSEINC

23MERCHAS DOSKI

24ZAID ISMAEL

9Ali Alhamadi

2Rebin Sulaka

Substitutions

Substitution details
MinTeamOnOff
26'Iraq flagIRQ9Ali Alhamadi18Aymen Hussein
60'Iraq flagIRQ2Rebin Sulaka4Zaid Tahseen
60'Iraq flagIRQ7Youssef Amyn24Zaid Ismael
68'France flagFRA20Desire Doue7Ousmane Dembele
68'France flagFRA24Rayan Cherki11Michael Olise
68'Iraq flagIRQ20Aimar Sher16AMIR ALAMMARI
68'Iraq flagIRQ21Marko Farji8Ibrahim Bayesh
83'France flagFRA25Maghnes Akliouche12Bradley Barcola
83'France flagFRA2Malo Gusto5Jules Kounde
90'+1'France flagFRA9Marcus Thuram10Kylian Mbappe
Lineup keyGKGoalkeeperCCaptainFrom match timelineGoalYellow cardRed cardSubstituted onSubstituted off

Match stats

FranceMatch statsIraq

3Goals0

19Shots4

5Shots on target0

8Fouls committed3

4Corner kicks2

0Yellow cards1

1Offsides0

5Substitutions5

Match details

VenuePhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia

TeamsFrance vs Iraq

GroupGroup I

Kickoff

StatusFull-time

Latest event91' Substitution: Marcus THURAM

Team World Cup records

Tournament records for each team provide fixture context where there is no verified previous senior head-to-head meeting.

France flag

France

Champions: 1998, 2018

France bring recent final pedigree and one of the strongest modern World Cup resumes.

Appearances
17th World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
2022 runners-up
Iraq flag

Iraq

Group stage: 1986

Iraq return to the finals for the first time since 1986, aiming to build a new World Cup chapter.

Appearances
2nd World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
1986 group stage

Match context

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