Philadelphia, June 23 -- Kylian Mbappe struck twice as France cruised to a commanding 3-0 victory over Iraq in their FIFA World Cup Group I encounter at Lincoln Financial Field here on Tuesday.
The French captain continued his prolific form by scoring in each half, while Ousmane Dembele added a third goal to secure a comfortable win before a crowd of 68,324 spectators.
France took the lead in the 14th minute when Mbappe unleashed a superb left-footed strike from outside the box into the bottom corner after being set up by Michael Olise.
Iraq suffered an early setback when striker Aymen Hussein was forced off with an injury midway through the first half, with Ali Al Hamadi coming on as his replacement. Despite some spirited defending and ...