France vs Iraq

France sent a statement to the rest of the 2026 World Cup field, cruising to a commanding 3-0 victory over Iraq in Philadelphia, a result made even sweeter as it arrived on Kylian Mbappé's 100th international appearance. Mbappé opened the scoring in the 14th minute before a two-hour weather delay halted play at halftime due to heavy rain and lightning in the area. Unaffected by the disruption, he doubled the advantage in the 54th minute after the restart, drawing level with Miroslav Klose for second on the all-time World Cup scoring charts. Ousmane Dembélé rounded off the rout with a crisp finish in the 66th minute, his first ever World Cup goal. France advance confidently to the knockout rounds and face Norway on June 26. Iraq, still without a point and a goal, must quickly regroup before their must-win clash against Senegal.