France vs Iraq
Mbappé stars as France cruise past Iraq
A commanding 3-0 victory sees France comfortably dispatch Iraq in the World Cup.
Kylian Mbappé's brace set the tone early and after the break, with O. Dembélé adding a third to seal a confident win for France. The home side controlled the match from start to finish, never allowing Iraq a foothold. Fipster's prediction of a French win was spot on, though the actual scoreline was a bit more emphatic than the forecasted 2-0.
Fipster’s pre-match call
Predicted
2-0 France win
Actual
3–0
Outcome probability
Match factors
France's Squad Calibre
24 of 26 French players compete in top-5 European leagues, including Kylian Mbappé and L. Hernández, providing a strong quality advantage.
Iraq's Squad Composition
Iraq's squad mainly consists of players from tier3+ leagues with minimal top-tier exposure, limiting their competitiveness.
Recent Form and Group Standing
France leads the group with 3 points and +2 goal difference; Iraq has 0 points and -3 goal difference after one match.
Player Insights
Standout players Fipster expects to impact the match — curated highlights, not full squad lists
Home — France
Away — Iraq
No standout best passers flagged for Iraq
Form as the teams went into this match — excludes this result and anything since.
Team Comparison
Season shape — attack, defence, form, clean sheets & win rate
Home vs Away comparison
Goal difference in each of the last few fixtures — above the line is a net win, below is a net loss
Season comparison
Goals scored & conceded, goal difference and clean sheets across the season
Halftime Performance
What each side does once the whistle goes for half time
Streaks
Recent-form runs — each side’s most-recent game meets in the middle
Head to Head
FIFA world ranking
Amir Al Ammari
Yellow Card
Mbappé
Assist: Olise
Aymen Hussein
VAR Review
Mbappé
Assist: Dembélé
Ismaeel
Tahseen
Dembélé
Assist: Olise
Dembélé
Amir Al Ammari
Olise
Bayesh
Koundé
Barcola
Mbappé
Match Statistics
France
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3L. DigneD
- 4D. UpamecanoD
- 5J. KoundéD
- 6M. KonéM
- 7O. DembéléM
- 10Kylian MbappéF
- 11M. OliseM
- 12B. BarcolaM
- 14A. RabiotM
- 16M. MaignanG
- 17W. SalibaD
Substitutes
- 1B. SambaG
- 2M. GustoD
- 8A. TchouaméniM
- 9M. ThuramF
- 13N. KantéM
- 15I. KonatéD
- 18W. Zaïre-EmeryM
- 19T. HernándezD
- 20D. DouéF
- 21L. HernándezD
- 22J. MatetaF
- 23R. RisserG
- 24R. CherkiM
- 25M. AklioucheM
- 26M. LacroixD
Iraq
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Hussein AliD
- 4Zayed TahseenD
- 5Akam HashimD
- 8Ibraheem BayeshM
- 11A. QasemM
- 14Zidane IqbalM
- 16Amir Al AmmariM
- 18Aymen HusseinF
- 22Ahmed BasilG
- 23Merchas DoskiD
- 24Z. IsmaeelM
Substitutes
- 1Fahad TalibG
- 2Rebin SolakaD
- 6Munaf YounusD
- 7Youssef AmynF
- 9Ali Al HamadiF
- 10Mohanad Ali KadhimF
- 12Jalal Hassan HachimG
- 13Ali Yousif HashimF
- 15Ahmed Hasan Al ReeshaweeD
- 17A. JasimF
- 19Kevin YakobM
- 20A. SherM
- 21M. FarjiM
- 25Mustafa SaadounD
- 26Frans PutrosD
France
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Dembélé | M | 68 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3/7 |
| Kylian Mbappé | F | 91 | 8.5 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 |
| D. Upamecano | D | 90 | 7.8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| M. Olise | M | 68 | 7.6 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3/4 |
| J. Koundé | D | 83 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| W. Saliba | D | 90 | 7.4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| R. Cherki | M | 22 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| M. Koné | M | 90 | 7.1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| M. Gusto | D | 7 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A. Rabiot | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| M. Maignan | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| L. Digne | D | 90 | 6.8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| M. Akliouche | M | 7 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D. Doué | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B. Barcola | M | 83 | 6.4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| I. Konaté | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A. Tchouaméni | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| N. Kanté | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M. Lacroix | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M. Thuram | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B. Samba | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| J. Mateta | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T. Hernández | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| W. Zaïre-Emery | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R. Risser | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| L. Hernández | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Iraq
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Farji | M | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Zidane Iqbal | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Merchas Doski | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Akam Hashim | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aymen Hussein | F | 26 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Z. Ismaeel | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A. Qasem | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| A. Sher | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Al Hamadi | F | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Rebin Solaka | D | 30 | 6.1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zayed Tahseen | D | 60 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amir Al Ammari | M | 68 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hussein Ali | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Youssef Amyn | F | 30 | 5.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ibraheem Bayesh | M | 69 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Basil | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalal Hassan Hachim | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frans Putros | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Yakob | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohanad Ali | — | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fahad Talib | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Yousif Hashim | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Hasan Al Reeshawee | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Munaf Younus | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mustafa Saadoun | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A. Jasim | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |