Press review: France v Iraq, qualification in sight, Dembélé due | OneFootball

This Monday, June 22, the French press (from a sporting point of view) had nothing directly related to Paris Saint-Germain, but there is the French national team’s match tonight at 11 p.m. against Iraq as part of Matchday 2 of the 2026 World Cup. A game featuring 5 PSG players on the French side: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, and Ousmane Dembélé. The last two are expected to start.

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

France got off to a fairly good start against Senegal, but caution is still needed. The first half was very difficult, and the improvements in the second also came in part from a Senegalese block that strangely stretched out. Iraq looks like a manageable opponent after its 4-1 defeat to Norway, but football is not that easy to read. Especially since the Norwegians have a very strong team that must be taken very seriously.

The Blues will therefore need a genuinely strong performance, almost certainly with PSG players involved. It remains to be seen exactly who and for how many minutes. In any case, we hope France can move closer to the round of 16.

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