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Iraq France vs Iraq: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Monday, June 22, 2026 · 17:00 ET · Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia.
Match preview France, champions in 2018 and finalists in 2022, look to seal their qualification against Iraq at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Les Bleus, one of the top title favourites, have the squad depth to impose themselves and lead Group I with authority.
Iraq, back at the World Cup after a long wait, face the challenge of competing against one of the planet's great powers. For the Lions of Mesopotamia, standing up to France would be a symbol of the revival of their football on the biggest stage.
Goals and cards France (3) Kylian Mbappé 14' Kylian Mbappé 54' Ousmane Dembélé 66' Iraq (0) Goals France (0) Iraq (1) Amir Al-Ammari 6' Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters France 4-2-3-1 Starting XI 16 Mike Maignan G 17 William Saliba CD-L 4 Dayot Upamecano CD-R 3 Lucas Digne LB 5 Jules Koundé RB ↓ 11 Michael Olise AM ↓ 14 Adrien Rabiot LM 6 Manu Koné RM 10 Kylian Mbappé F ↓ 12 Bradley Barcola AM-L ↓ 7 Ousmane Dembélé AM-R ↓ Substitutes 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery SUB 2 Malo Gusto SUB ↑ 26 Maxence Lacroix SUB 24 Rayan Cherki SUB ↑ 20 Désiré Doué SUB ↑ 15 Ibrahima Konaté SUB 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta SUB 1 Brice Samba SUB 13 N'Golo Kanté SUB 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni SUB 21 Lucas Hernández SUB 23 Robin Risser SUB 9 Marcus Thuram SUB ↑ 25 Maghnes Akliouche SUB ↑ 19 Theo Hernández SUB Iraq 4-1-4-1 Starting XI 22 Ahmed Basil G 5 Akam Hashim CD-L 4 Zaid Tahseen CD-R ↓ 16 Amir Al-Ammari DM ↓ 23 Merchas Doski LB 3 Hussein Ali RB 14 Zidane Iqbal CM-L 24 Zaid Ismael CM-R ↓ 8 Ibrahim Bayesh LM ↓ 11 Ahmed Qasim RM 18 Aymen Hussein F ↓ Substitutes 19 Kevin Yakob SUB 9 Ali Al-Hamadi SUB ↑ 21 Marko Farji SUB ↑ 6 Munaf Younus SUB 13 Hashim Ali SUB 12 Jalal Hassan SUB 2 Rebin Sulaka SUB ↑ 15 Ahmed Maknazi SUB 7 Youssef Amyn SUB ↑ 20 Aimar Sher SUB ↑ 25 Mustafa Saadoon SUB 17 Ali Jasim SUB 10 Mohanad Ali SUB 26 Frans Putros SUB 1 Fahad Talib SUB 10 26' 60' 60' 68' 68' 68' 69' 83' 83' 90'+1' 28 France Iraq
8 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 2
55.6 Possession 44.4
19 SHOTS 4
5 ON GOAL 0
0.3 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
540 Accurate Passes 413
603 Passes 481
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.4
30 Long Balls 51
17 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 28
9 Clearances 28
ET (US East) 17:00
Colombia / Peru 16:00
Mexico City 15:00
Argentina / Chile 18:00
Spain 23:00
Date: Monday, June 22, 2026.
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Capacity 65,827
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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