Mbappe Hits 2 as France Beats Iraq 3-0 After 100-Minute Storm Delay
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 23
Mbappe Hits 2 as France Beats Iraq 3-0 After 100-Minute Storm Delay
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 23
Summary
Kylian Mbappe scored twice nearly three hours apart as France beat Iraq 3-0 in Philadelphia, with thunderstorms delaying the second-half restart by about 1 hour 40 minutes.
France had already taken control through Mbappe's 14th-minute strike, then punished Iraq after the stoppage when a goal-kick error gifted his second before Ousmane Dembele added the third.
The brace lifted Mbappe to 16 career World Cup goals—level with Miroslav Klose—and to four in the 2026 tournament, one behind Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race.
France moved to 6 points and are close to the round of 32, while Iraq stay on 0 points and may also have lost striker Aymen Hussein, who went off injured in the 26th minute.