Match Report | France 3-0 Iraq

✍ Qiqi 🗓 Jun 23, 2026 ⏱ ≈1 min read

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Group I · Matchday 2Jun 23, 05:00 MYT · Lincoln Financial Field

France

3-0Full time

Iraq

France beat Iraq 3-0 in their 2026 World Cup Group I match at Lincoln Financial Field.

Pre-match win probability model most-likely score 2-0

France 91%Draw 7.8%Iraq 1.2%

Prediction vs result

The result diverged from the model's most-likely score (2-0), and that gap is the story of this match.

Strength on paper

France (No.13) and Iraq (No.46) are 33 places apart on our PageRank Elo ladder; France went in the stronger side.

Group I table

Group I
#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	2	2	0	6	1	+5	6
2	Norway	2	2	0	7	3	+4	6
3	Senegal	2	0	2	3	6	-3	0
4	Iraq	2	0	2	1	7	-6	0

What's next

FrancevsNorwayJun 27 03:00 MYT IraqvsSenegalJun 27 03:00 MYT

Data and verdicts here are generated automatically by our in-house rating and prediction models and update with the live result; analysis only, no insider claims.

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