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World Cup 2026: France vs Iraq — pre-match preview
2026 FIFA World Cup pre-match briefing: France vs Iraq (Grup I). Kick-off is scheduled for 21:00 UTC. Referee: Lyes Arfa. At Philadelphia Stadium with heavy intensity rain weather expected (~19.1°C). Full squads and pre-match details inside.
2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for France – Iraq in Grup I.
Kick-off is scheduled for 21:00 UTC.
Referee for this match: Lyes Arfa.
At Philadelphia Stadium, heavy intensity rain weather is expected (~19.1°C).
France squad and formation
Under Didier Deschamps, France are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
France goalkeeper: 3 Lucas Digne.
Probable starting XI for France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:
3 Lucas Digne
4 Dayot Upamecano
5 Jules Koundé
6 Manu Koné
7 Ousmane Dembélé
10 Kylian Mbappé
11 Michael Olise
12 Bradley Barcola
14 Adrien Rabiot
16 Mike Maignan
17 William Saliba
Iraq squad and formation
Under Graham Arnold, Iraq are set to line up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Iraq goalkeeper: 3 Hussein Ali.
Probable starting XI for Iraq at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:
3 Hussein Ali
4 Zaid Tahseen
5 Akam Hashem
8 Ibrahim Bayesh
9 Ali Al-Hamadi
14 Zidane Iqbal
16 Amir Al-Ammari
17 Ali Jasim
18 Aymen Hussein
22 Ahmed Basil Fadhil
23 Merchas Doski
France - Iraq live commentary and scoreboard: match centre.
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