World Cup 2026: France lead Iraq at halftime (1-0)
France lead Iraq 1-0 at halftime in their 2026 World Cup Group I match in Philadelphia thanks to a 14th-minute goal from Kylian Mbappé.
France went into halftime ahead against Iraq (1-0) in their Group I match at the 2026 World Cup, played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal of the first half in the 14th minute, set up by Michael Olise.
After a start marked by a yellow card shown to Iraq’s Amir Al-Ammari as early as the 6th minute, Les Bleus quickly opened the scoring, capitalizing on an efficient team move. The match remains tight, with possession favoring France (61%) and territorial dominance reflected in 5 shots, only one of them on target, compared with 2 attempts from Iraq, none on target.
The French team are playing in a 4-2-3-1 under Didier Deschamps, with Mike Maignan in goal and a defense made up of Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba and Lucas Digne. In midfield, Manu Koné and Adrien Rabiot support Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise and Bradley Barcola, who are backing central striker Kylian Mbappé, very active since the start of the match.
On the other side, Iraq are lining up in a 4-3-3 with Ahmed Basil in goal. Their defense features Hussein Ali, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashem and Merchas Doski. In midfield are Amir Al-Ammari, booked early in the match, Zidane Iqbal and Zaid Ismail. The attack is led by Ahmed Qasem, Aymen Hussein and Ibrahim Bayesh. Coach Graham Arnold made a change in the 26th minute, replacing Ali Al-Hamadi with Aymen Hussein.
Statistically, France have a pass accuracy of 87% compared with 79% for Iraq, illustrating Les Bleus’ technical control and command of the match. France have also won one corner, while Iraq have had none.
Iraq- 6'Carton jaune - A. Al Ammari
- 14'But - K. Mbappe (passe M. Olise)
- 26'Remplacement - A. Hussein (remplace A. Al Hamadi)
- Tirs cadres : France 1 / Iraq 0
- Tirs : France 7 / Iraq 2
- Possession : France 58% / Iraq 42%
- Corners : France 1 / Iraq 1
- Fautes : France 5 / Iraq 2
- Cartons jaunes : France 0 / Iraq 1
- Passes : France 291 / Iraq 213
- Precision des passes : France 89% / Iraq 80%
- xG : France 0.24 / Iraq 0.16
- 66'But - K. Mbappe1-0
- 75'Remplacement - I. Sarr (remplace I. Mbaye)
- 76'Remplacement - L. Camara (remplace H. Diarra)
- 80'Remplacement - O. Dembele (remplace B. Barcola)
- 82'But - B. Barcola2-0
- 83'Remplacement - P. Gueye (remplace I. Ndiaye)
- 83'Remplacement - N. Jackson (remplace B. Dieng)
- 87'Remplacement - D. Doue (remplace R. Cherki)
- 88'Remplacement - I. Gueye (remplace P. Ciss)
- 90+5'But - I. Mbaye2-1
- 90+6'But - K. Mbappe3-1
- 16 Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
- 5 Jules Koundé Defender
- 4 Dayot Upamecano Defender
- 17 William Saliba Defender
- 19 Theo Hernández Defender
- 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder
- 14 Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
- 11 Michael Olise Midfielder
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder
- 20 Désiré Doué Midfielder
- 10 Kylian Mbappé Forward
- 1 Brice Samba
- 23 Robin Risser
- 26 Maxence Lacroix
- 21 Lucas Hernández
- 3 Lucas Digne
- 15 Ibrahima Konaté
- 2 Malo Gusto
- 6 Manu Koné
- 13 N'Golo Kanté
- 24 Rayan Cherki
- 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 25 Maghnes Akliouche
- 9 Marcus Thuram
- 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 12 Bradley Barcola
- 16 Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
- 15 Krépin Diatta Defender
- 3 Kalidou Koulibaly Defender
- 19 Moussa Niakhaté Defender
- 25 El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender
- 5 Idrissa Gana Gueye Midfielder
- 26 Pape Gueye Midfielder
- 18 Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder
- 8 Lamine Camara Midfielder
- 10 Sadio Mané Midfielder
- 11 Nicolas Jackson Forward
- 1 Yehvann Diouf
- 23 Mory Diaw
- 14 Ismail Jakobs
- 24 Antoine Mendy
- 2 Mamadou Sarr
- 4 Abdoulaye Seck
- 17 Pape Matar Sarr
- 6 Pathé Ismaël Ciss
- 13 Iliman Ndiaye
- 21 Habib Diarra
- 22 Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
- 12 Cherif Ndiaye
- 7 Assane Diao
- 20 Ibrahim Mbaye
- 9 Ahmadou Bamba Dieng
- Tirs cadres : France 7 / Senegal 2
- Tirs : France 10 / Senegal 6
- Possession : France 54% / Senegal 46%
- Corners : France 6 / Senegal 4
- Fautes : France 4 / Senegal 9
- Passes : France 561 / Senegal 476
- Precision des passes : France 88% / Senegal 86%
- xG : France 1.86 / Senegal 0.44
- Bradley Barcola (France) : note 7.9, 1 but(s)
- Michael Olise (France) : note 8, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Kylian Mbappé (France) : note 7, 1 but(s)
- Edouard Mendy (Senegal) : note 7.3, 5 arret(s)
- Adrien Rabiot (France) : note 7.3, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Dayot Upamecano (France) : note 8
- Mike Maignan (France) : note 6.9, 1 arret(s)
- Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) : note 7.2
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
- 29'But - E. Haaland0-1
- 39'But - A. Hussein1-1
- 43'But - E. Haaland1-2
- 59'Remplacement - Z. Ismaeel (remplace Z. Iqbal)
- 59'Remplacement - A. Al Hamadi (remplace M. Farji)
- 73'Remplacement - A. Nusa (remplace A. Schjelderup)
- 73'Remplacement - F. Aursnes (remplace K. Thorstvedt)
- 73'Remplacement - D. Wolfe (remplace L. Ostigard)
- 73'Remplacement - A. Sorloth (remplace O. Bobb)
- 73'Remplacement - H. Ali (remplace M. Saadoon)
- 73'Remplacement - A. Jasim (remplace A. Qasem)
- 76'But - L. Ostigard1-3
- 78'Remplacement - I. Bayesh (remplace Meme)
- 81'Remplacement - M. Odegaard (remplace P. Berg)
- 86'Carton jaune - Z. Tahseen
- 90+6'But - A. Hussein1-4
- 90+7'But - K. Thorstvedt1-4
- 12 Jalal Hassan Goalkeeper
- 3 Hussein Ali Defender
- 4 Zaid Tahseen Defender
- 5 Akam Hashem Defender
- 23 Merchas Doski Defender
- 8 Ibrahim Bayesh Midfielder
- 24 Zaid Ismail Midfielder
- 16 Amir Al-Ammari Midfielder
- 17 Ali Jasim Midfielder
- 18 Aymen Hussein Forward
- 9 Ali Al-Hamadi Forward
- 22 Ahmed Basil
- 1 Fahad Talib
- 2 Rebin Sulaka
- 26 Frans Putros
- 15 Ahmed Hasan Maknazi
- 25 Mustafa Saadoon
- 6 Munaf Younus
- 7 Youssef Amyn
- 21 Marko Farji
- 11 Ahmed Qasem
- 14 Zidane Iqbal
- 19 Kevin Yakob
- 20 Aimar Sher
- 10 Mohanad Ali
- 13 Ali Yousif
- 1 Ørjan Nyland Goalkeeper
- 26 Julian Ryerson Defender
- 3 Kristoffer Ajer Defender
- 17 Torbjørn Heggem Defender
- 5 David Møller Wolfe Defender
- 10 Martin Ødegaard Midfielder
- 8 Sander Berge Midfielder
- 14 Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder
- 20 Antonio Nusa Midfielder
- 7 Alexander Sørloth Forward
- 9 Erling Haaland Forward
- 12 Sander Tangvik
- 13 Egil Selvik
- 25 Henrik Sælebakke Falchener
- 4 Leo Østigård
- 15 Fredrik André Bjørkan
- 24 Sondre Langås
- 21 Andreas Schjelderup
- 19 Thelo Aasgaard
- 2 Morten Thorsby
- 16 Marcus Pedersen
- 6 Patrick Berg
- 22 Oscar Bobb
- 18 Kristian Thorstvedt
- 11 Jørgen Strand Larsen
- 23 Jens Petter Hauge
- Tirs cadres : Iraq 1 / Norway 3
- Tirs : Iraq 11 / Norway 7
- Possession : Iraq 40% / Norway 60%
- Corners : Iraq 2 / Norway 4
- Fautes : Iraq 8 / Norway 10
- Passes : Iraq 260 / Norway 405
- Precision des passes : Iraq 81% / Norway 88%
- xG : Iraq 0.77 / Norway 1.90
- Erling Haaland (Norway) : note 8.2, 2 but(s)
- Aymen Hussein (Iraq) : note 7.5, 1 but(s)
- David Møller Wolfe (Norway) : note 7.7, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Amir Al-Ammari (Iraq) : note 7.3, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Merchas Doski (Iraq) : note 7.5
- Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) : note 6.9
- Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) : note 6.9
- Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) : note 6.9
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
- 6'Carton jaune - A. Al Ammari
- 14'But - K. Mbappe (passe M. Olise)
- 26'Remplacement - A. Hussein (remplace A. Al Hamadi)
- 16 Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
- 5 Jules Koundé Defender
- 4 Dayot Upamecano Defender
- 17 William Saliba Defender
- 3 Lucas Digne Defender
- 6 Manu Koné Midfielder
- 14 Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder
- 11 Michael Olise Midfielder
- 12 Bradley Barcola Midfielder
- 10 Kylian Mbappé Forward
- 1 Brice Samba
- 23 Robin Risser
- 2 Malo Gusto
- 15 Ibrahima Konaté
- 21 Lucas Hernández
- 19 Theo Hernández
- 26 Maxence Lacroix
- 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 13 N'Golo Kanté
- 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 25 Maghnes Akliouche
- 24 Rayan Cherki
- 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 9 Marcus Thuram
- 20 Désiré Doué
- 22 Ahmed Basil Goalkeeper
- 3 Hussein Ali Defender
- 4 Zaid Tahseen Defender
- 5 Akam Hashem Defender
- 23 Merchas Doski Defender
- 16 Amir Al-Ammari Midfielder
- 11 Ahmed Qasem Midfielder
- 24 Zaid Ismail Midfielder
- 14 Zidane Iqbal Midfielder
- 8 Ibrahim Bayesh Midfielder
- 18 Aymen Hussein Forward
- 9 Ali Al-Hamadi
- 1 Fahad Talib
- 12 Jalal Hassan
- 6 Munaf Younus
- 15 Ahmed Hasan Maknazi
- 26 Frans Putros
- 25 Mustafa Saadoon
- 2 Rebin Sulaka
- 17 Ali Jasim
- 20 Aimar Sher
- 19 Kevin Yakob
- 21 Marko Farji
- 7 Youssef Amyn
- 13 Ali Yousif
- 10 Mohanad Ali
- Tirs cadres : France 1 / Iraq 0
- Tirs : France 7 / Iraq 2
- Possession : France 58% / Iraq 42%
- Corners : France 1 / Iraq 1
- Fautes : France 5 / Iraq 2
- Cartons jaunes : France 0 / Iraq 1
- Passes : France 291 / Iraq 213
- Precision des passes : France 89% / Iraq 80%
- xG : France 0.24 / Iraq 0.16
- Kylian Mbappé (France) : note 8, 1 but(s)
- Michael Olise (France) : note 6.9, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Dayot Upamecano (France) : note 7.2
- Hussein Ali (Iraq) : note 7.2
- Amir Al-Ammari (Iraq) : note 6.9, 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- Akam Hashem (Iraq) : note 7
- Manu Koné (France) : note 6.9
- Adrien Rabiot (France) : note 6.9
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
| Team | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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