France v Iraq, Les Bleus line-up named with changes, including Barcola | OneFootball

This Monday, the France national team will play in Matchday 2 of the 2026 World Cup against Iraq at 11 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field. A match involving 5 Paris Saint-Germain players, all French: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. This Saturday, several media outlets including L’Equipe and Canal+ are reporting a likely lineup with changes compared to the first match against Senegal (3-1). In particular, Barcola is expected to replace Doué.

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Barcola – Olise -Dembélé

Rabiot – Koné

Digne – Saliba – Upamecano – Koundé

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Nothing impossible about that, as France were far from perfect despite their victory. In fact, they owed their survival in the first half to Senegal’s wastefulness in attack. There are still improvements to be made, not to mention rotation that may be necessary for this long World Cup in the heat. Head coach Didier Deschamps made only 2 changes, and rather late ones, in the first match.

This time, Barcola could start. His substitute appearance was interesting, and Doué did not shine as much as he does at PSG. Although the same could be said of Dembélé. There is still no certainty about the Bleus lineup. Even if Lucas Digne and Manu Koné are strong candidates to start. Some are also calling for Jules Koundé to make way, but that is not a given. We will wait for the official team announcement, around an hour before kickoff, for confirmation.

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