France vs Iraq Player Ratings

France 3-0 Iraq Player Ratings: Kylian Mbappe 9.4/10 Stunning Brace Takes Him to 16 World Cup Goals as France Sweep Iraq

Mohit Tomar

Published - Jun 23, 2026, 12:56 AM

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France secured their place in the World Cup round of 32 with a dominant 3-0 victory over Iraq at Philadelphia Stadium, with Mbappe's historic centenary brace and Dembele's landmark first major tournament goal completing a comprehensive Group I triumph despite a dramatic two-hour weather delay.
Mbappe's double moved him to 16 World Cup goals, just two behind Messi's newly set all-time record of 18, making him the fourth player in history to reach 15-plus World Cup goals alongside Messi, Klose, and Ronaldo, with Norway to come.
Iraq showed genuine resilience and individual quality throughout, particularly after the weather delay, but France's clinical finishing and Olise's creative brilliance ultimately confirmed the gap in quality between the two sides.

Philadelphia Stadium delivered one of the most dramatic settings in recent World Cup memory, a two-hour weather delay for thunder and lightning interrupted play just as the France national football team's dominant first-half performance threatened to produce a comprehensive victory. Kylian Mbappe, marking his 100th France appearance with an already historic evening, had opened the scoring with a vicious left-footed drive past Ahmed Basil in the 14th minute, his 15th World Cup goal placing him in the most exclusive company the tournament has ever produced.

For fans tracking the most compelling individual narrative of this entire tournament, this result adds another defining chapter to the Kylian Mbappe versus Lionel Messi scoring story. His clinical second goal after the restart, a composed finish from Dembele's unselfish square pass, moved him to 16 World Cup goals, just two behind Messi's newly set all-time record of 18, with a guaranteed group game remaining against Norway to continue his historic pursuit.

The Iraq national football team, returning to the World Cup after a 40-year absence, produced genuine quality throughout. Al Hamadi threatened aerially after his early introduction, Zidane Iqbal making history as the first player of Pakistani heritage to start a FIFA World Cup match, and their collective defensive discipline required real individual brilliance to unlock before the intervention of a storm that ultimately shifted the contest's momentum.

Dembele's 66th-minute finish, tucked powerfully across Basil from Olise's precise slide-rule pass, ended a 20-appearance wait for a major tournament goal and confirmed France's place in the round of 32 with a match to spare. Olise's three assists across two tournament appearances now make the Bayern Munich forward one of the most quietly influential and consistently decisive attacking contributors at the 2026 World Cup. Here are Sportsdunia's France vs Iraq player ratings.

France National Football Team Player Ratings vs Iraq

Here are the France national football team player ratings vs Iraq.

Player Name	Ratings
Mike Maignan	6.2
Jules Koundé	7.2
Dayot Upamecano	7.7
William Saliba	7.0
Lucas Digne	6.9
Manu Koné	7.1
Adrien Rabiot	6.9
Michael Olise	8.8
Ousmane Dembélé	8.6
Bradley Barcola	7.9
Kylian Mbappé	9.4

Iraq National Football Team Player Ratings vs France

Check out the Iraq national football team player ratings vs France.

Player Name	Ratings
Ahmed Basil	4.2
Hussein Ali	6.1
Zaid Tahseen	6.3
Akam Hashim	6.8
Merchas Doski	6.6
Amir Al Ammari	6.0
Zaid Ismael	6.8
Ibrahim Bayesh	6.1
Zidane Iqbal	6.9
Ahmed Qasem	5.9
Aymen Hussein	6.2

Man of the Match - Kylian Mbappe

Sportsdunia Man of the Match is Kylian Mbappe for a stunning centenary brace that moved him to 16 World Cup goals, his vicious opener and clinical second confirming his status as the tournament's most lethal and historically significant attacking force. On his 100th France appearance, the Real Madrid forward is now just two goals behind Messi's all-time World Cup scoring record with at least one group game remaining.