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Kylian Mbappe broke France's goalscoring record, on matchday one at the World Cup 2026, and Les Bleus' skipper will be hungry for more as he leads his side against Iraq at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia today.
A win for France and they'll secure progress to the round of 32 with a game to spare, while the Lions of Mesopotamia seek a first-ever World Cup point that would keep their slim hopes of qualification alive.
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Mbappe broke Olivier Giroud's all-time France tally in his side's 3-1 defeat of Senegal, while also surpassing Just Fontaine's national record of 13 at the World Cup. Mbappe started today on 14 tournament goals, just two behind all-time leaders Lionel Messi and Miroslav Klose. He's done it all in just 15 matches, and likely has another World Cup or two in him.
With France already three points to the good, their captain can look at the remaining group games as a chance to kill two birds with one stone: score the goals that take him to the top of the charts and the two-time winners to the round of 32.
Though Iraq equalised with Norway in the first game of their second World Cup, Graham Arnold's side faded to eventually fall to a 4-1 defeat. They are yet to pick up a point in tournament history, but if Cape Verde can do it, why not them?
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France vs Iraq: World Cup 2026 Preview
There were 77 days between Iraq's inter-continental play-offs win against Bolivia to become the last World Cup 2026 qualifiers, and their first Group I game against Norway in Boston.
Aymen Hussein cancelled out Erling Haaland's opener with six first-half minutes to go, but the Manchester City striker soon restored the lead before the interval. The second half at Gillette Stadium was a procession, as Hussein's own goal meant he became the third player in World Cup history to score at both ends of the pitch.
That added the Norwegians to Paraguay, Belgium and Mexico as the teams to have beaten Iraq at a World Cup. Even Graham Arnold will do well to imagine a world in which France don't become the fifth.
Two-time winners France are the headline act for the World Cup's third game at the Linc, where the previous two both went the way of the favourites – Ivory Coast beating Ecuador and Brazil hammering Haiti 3-0 – in front of more than 68,000 fans.
Didier Deschamps' time in charge looks certain to extend into the round of 32. With a win in Philadelphia today, his team will make the final fixture against Norway immaterial. Nevertheless, France laboured for much of the first hour against Senegal and will want to put this game to bed as early as possible.
This is the first time Iraq have ever played France. Even a point would be one of the biggest surprises of the summer.
France vs Iraq: Group I
FourFourTwo's prediction
France 4-0 Iraq
Iraq lost 4-1 in their first match of the tournament. FourFourTwo fears for them with Mbappe firing on all cylinders.
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