{"id":653001,"date":"2026-06-22T23:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653001\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:09:23","slug":"france-vs-iraq-stats-world-cup-2026-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653001\/","title":{"rendered":"France vs Iraq Stats: World Cup 2026 &#8211; Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theanalyst.com\/football\/team\/scm-368\/france\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">France<\/a> take on <a href=\"https:\/\/theanalyst.com\/football\/team\/scm-1800\/iraq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iraq<\/a> in Group I as Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 looks to build on his two goals against Senegal, while Iraq hope to keep their World Cup dream alive. <\/p>\n<p>Our Opta match centre delivers you all the France vs Iraq stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I meeting at Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 22 June.<\/p>\n<p>The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>France vs Iraq: Pre-Match Opta Facts<\/p>\n<p>This will be the first ever encounter between France and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Iraq have lost all four of their previous FIFA World Cup matches and could become the very first Asian nation to suffer defeat in each of their opening five games across the tournament\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Following their 3-1 victory over Senegal on MD1, France are seeking to win both of their opening two matches at a FIFA World Cup for the fourth successive edition \u2013 having done so in just one of their previous 13 appearances in the competition (1998).<\/p>\n<p>Should he play, this will be Kylian Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s 100th appearance for France \u2013 while only three players have netted more FIFA World Cup goals than Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s 14 (Lionel Messi, Miroslav Klose both 16 &amp; Ronaldo 15).<\/p>\n<p>Iraq have won two of their last four matches across all competitions against European opponents (D1 L1), as many victories as they recorded in their previous 16 such encounters (D8 L6).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theanalyst.com\/competition\/fifa-world-cup\/articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fifa-world-cup-stats-opta.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA World Cup Stats Opta\" class=\"wp-image-215899\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Enjoy this? 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