France/Iraq – probable line-ups with Barcola and Koné | OneFootball

This Monday, the France national team will play its second matchday of the 2026 World Cup against Iraq at 11 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field. On the eve of the match, Le Parisien and L’Équipe tried to predict the lineup each country will field. A match involving 5 Paris Saint-Germain players, all French: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, and Ousmane Dembélé. 2 are expected to start.

France (4-2-3-1):

Mbappé

Barcola – Olise - Dembélé

Rabiot – Koné

Digne – Saliba – Upamecano – Koundé

Maignan.

Iraq (4-4-2):

Al-Hamadi – Hussein

Jasim - Al-Ammari – Iqbal – Bayesh

Doski – Hashim – Tahseen – Ali

Hasan

These lineups seem entirely plausible, given the choices made in the first match, the players available, and the possible adjustments. As for the France team, we have also noted on several occasions that the media are often very accurate when it comes to coach Didier Deschamps’ selections.

However, these are not the official lineups, and surprises remain possible. A few rotations can be expected within this very deep squad, especially since there were only two late substitutions in the first match. Not to mention Bradley Barcola’s excellent performance after coming on against Senegal, which could well earn him another start. We will therefore wait for the official lineup announcement, around one hour before kickoff, for confirmation.

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