Philadelphia, June 23 -- Kylian Mbappe's brace and a goal by Ousmane Dembele helped France defeat Iraq 3-0 in Group I fixture of the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Philadelphia Stadium, in a match that also saw a long weather delay. With the win, France booked their spot in the World Cup knockouts.

France took the lead early as Mbappe first scored in the 14th minute against Iraq and also reached 15 World Cup goals on his 100th international appearance. The move came down the right side, where he combined with Michael Olise. After the initial pass was blocked, Olise regained the ball and set up Mbappe at the edge of the box. Mbappe then hit a powerful left-footed shot, and although goalkeeper Ahmed Basil got a touch to it, he could not preven...