The French national team beat Iraq without much difficulty with a final score of 3:0, despite an almost two-hour pause due to unfavorable weather conditions in Philadelphia.

From the moment the starting whistle blew, the team led by Didier Deschamps quickly seized the initiative and opened the scoring by 14? th minute thanks to the efforts of Kylian Mbappe. Shortly after the break, the game was suspended due to a thunderstorm, and the teams returned to the field only two hours later.

However, the forced pause did not unsettle France: in the second half, Mbappe scored a double, and then Ousmane Dembele scored, setting the final score 3:0.

Victory over Iraq ensured the Tricolors' entry into the playoffs? off, but they still have to play in the third round against Norway to determine who finishes the group stage in first place. In turn, Iraq retains only theoretical chances of continuing the fight.

Match statistics France - Iraq 2? 1st round of the group stage France - Iraq 3:0 Goals: Mbappe 14, 54, Dembele 66 Expected goals (xG): 2. 67 - 0. 62 Ball possession: 56% - 44% Shots: 19 - 4 Shots on target: 5 - 0 Corners: 5 - 1 Fouls: 8 - 4 In their difficult match, the Norwegians managed to defeat the Senegal team and secure their place in the 1/16 finals early.

From the first minutes, the Scandinavians seized the initiative and regularly created chances in front of Edouard Mendy's goal. They capitalized on their advantage before the break thanks to a goal from Pedersen, and Haaland was close to scoring before the half-time whistle..

However, the Manchester City star managed to score in the second forty minutes. It should be noted that the start of the second half turned out to be bright: after Haaland’s first goal, Ismaila Sarr scored a couple of minutes later, but the Scandinavian leader again tipped the scales in favor of the Norwegians, scoring a double.

After such an active start in the second half, the teams calmed down a little. Although the Senegalese tried to reduce the gap, they managed to score a second goal only at the end of the match - Sarr scored a double in stoppage time, but this was not enough to earn at least one point. Now Senegal needs to beat Iraq to maintain its chances of reaching the playoffs.

Statistics of the match Norway - Senegal 2nd round of the group stage Norway - Senegal 3:2 Goals: Pedersen 43, Haaland 48, 58 - Ismaila Sarr 53, 90+3 Expected goals (xG): 2. 10 - 1. 70 Ball possession: 42% - 58% Shots: 13 - 16 Shots on target: 7 - 4 Corners: 5 - 4 Fouls: 13 - 5 Let us remind you that it was previously reported that Messi wrote his name in the history of the 2026 World Cup with a new record.

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