France vs Iraq LIVE: World Cup 2026 latest score, match stream, goal updates and fan reaction | OneFootball

Les Bleus build on perfect start with aplomb

Kylian Mbappe scored a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Ousmane Dembele as France cruised to victory over Iraq. Mbappe’s first-half strike gave France the lead at half-time, when the match was turned on its head by a lengthy weather delay. Storms in the vicinity of the Philadelphia Stadium took nearly two hours to shift, and the match was suspended for quite some time.

France hardly skipped a beat after reemerging from the dressing room, with Mbappe promptly bagging his second of the day before Dembele got in the action, lashing a smart shot across the face of goal and in to qualify Les Bleus for the next stage of the competition.

Mbappe came into this match hoping to break Miroslav Klose’s World Cup goalscoring record, but Lionel Messi has pipped him to the punch by scoring the opener in Argentina vs Austria. His brace, however, leaves him within two strikes of the great man in a battle which will surely rage on for the remainder of this tournament. Catch up with the action live as it happened below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis.