Head coach of the Iraq national team Graham Arnold shared his impressions from the match against France at the World Cup 2026. The mentor stated that his team does not intend to spend less on improving the result.

“I used to be a coach who went into a game with the intention of overcoming, and not trying not to lose.”. If you have such a mentality, then there will be days when you can’t do it, and there will be a lot of days when you can do it.. We will come out with confidence and awareness to overcome, and this will give the Gravians the right mood.

I asked what we could do with the three goalkeepers, but they told me “no”. They have incredible football, and this is an honor, and we focus on our game."

Arnold also highly appreciated the work of the coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, and contributed to the team.

" Deschamps is a fantastic coach and has achieved great success in France. You see that all the people love him, how they react to him steadily, and this will be a motivation for France to work especially for him at his next world championship. "

The match between Iraq and France will take place on the 23rd of June, starting at 00:00.