France qualified for the round of 16 of the World Cup after defeating Iraq 3-0 in Philadelphia. Mbappéwho reached 100 appearances with the French national teamwas once again the standout player of the match, scoring a brace, just as he did in the opener against Senegal, and being named the best player of the match. Our forward has now scored four goals in the tournament.
After an evenly matched start, Mbappé opened the scoring with a spectacular left-footed shot from outside the box (14’). After halftime, the resumption of the match was delayed by an hour and 15 minutes due to adverse weather conditions. Once play resumed, our forward capitalized on an error in Iraq’s ball movement to score the 2-0 in the 54th minute. Dembélé sealed the victory 12 minutes later with a right-footed cross shot.
With this result, France leads Group I, tied on six points with Norway, a team they will face in their final game of this stage next Friday, June 26, at 9:00 pm CEST (Dazn).
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