France vs Iraq Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup
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by Steve Ashfield | in World Cup Predictions
France made a winning start to their 2026 World Cup campaign when they beat Senegal 3-1 on Tuesday. Les Bleus are second in Group I and bid to make it two wins out of two when they take on Iraq in Philadelphia. Iraq struggled in their opening game and our prediction here is France will win and more than 3.5 goals.
Group I looks as if it is building up to a showdown between France and Norway to decide who will finish in top spot. Kylian Mbappé was in top form on Tuesday and he will certainly fancy his chances of extending his record as top scorer for France in this competition. France will be confident of securing three points from this second fixture in the group.
Iraq are playing in the World Cup finals for only the second time in their history. The only other time the Lions of Mesopotamia qualified was 40 years ago and they lost all three of their group games. This tournament began with a 4-1 loss to Norway and life isn't going to get any easier for them here.
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France v Iraq Best Betting Odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.08 | 9.6 | 27 |
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1.1 | 12.5 | 38 |
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1.09 | 9.8 | 34 |
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1.09 | 9.8 | 34 |
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1.1 | 12.5 | 38 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between France and Iraq?
Our prediction for the France vs Iraq match is: France wins and more than 3.5.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 22/06/2026 between France and Iraq in World Cup :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 68.26% for a win of France against Iraq with odds of 1.12 at LSbet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between France vs Iraq is 12.69% with odds of 14.3 at 888Starz.
- Our prediction model gives a 19.05% chance ⭐ for a win of Iraq vs France with odds of 42 at Betsson.
France vs Iraq Form
France and Iraq's standings in the World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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2
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
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4
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
France and Iraq Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Jun 2026 - World Cup
8 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
4 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
29 Mar 2026 - International Friendlies
26 Mar 2026 - International Friendlies
16 Nov 2025 - World Cup
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Jun 2026 - World Cup
8 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
4 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
13 Nov 2025 - World Cup
10 Oct 2025 - World Cup
9 Sept 2025 - World Cup
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Mar 2026 - International Friendlies
26 Mar 2026 - International Friendlies
16 Nov 2025 - World Cup
13 Oct 2025 - World Cup
5 Sept 2025 - World Cup
8 Jun 2025 - UEFA Nations League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Jun 2026 - World Cup
9 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
4 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
29 May 2026 - International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026 - World Cup
12 Dec 2025 - Arab Cup
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Jun 2026 - World Cup
9 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026 - World Cup
3 Dec 2025 - Arab Cup
18 Nov 2025 - World Cup
11 Oct 2025 - World Cup
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Jun 2026 - International Friendlies
29 May 2026 - International Friendlies
12 Dec 2025 - Arab Cup
9 Dec 2025 - Arab Cup
6 Dec 2025 - Arab Cup
13 Nov 2025 - World Cup
France - Iraq: Form Analysis
It took France until the 66th minute to break the deadlock against Senegal in their opening World Cup fixture. Once Kylian Mbappé gave them the lead, there was no looking back and Les Bleus went on to win the game 3-1. Two of the goals in that game came in added on time in the second half.
France will want go one better than the runner-up spot they achieved in the 2022 tournament. They last lifted the trophy in 2018 and it was 2010 when France last failed to reach at least the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Their qualifying group was won by six points with five wins and an away draw in Iceland. The win over Senegal means that they have only lost one of their last 12 internationals. That was a 2-1 loss to Ivory Coast earlier this month. Ten of those 12 games have been won.
Tough time for Iraq.
Iraq were beaten 4-1 by Norway in their opening game. It was 1-1 at one stage but they struggled to cope with Erling Haaland who scored twice. That extended their winless run to three matches. Their warm-up games saw them draw with Spain and lose to Venezuela.
Their last win was a 1-0 victory over Andorra at the end of May. Iraq had to go through the Inter Confederation play-offs to reach their first World Cup finals in 40 years. They beat Bolivia 2-1 but face an uphill task to get into the knockout stages for the first time.
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France vs Iraq last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Substitutes
R. Risser
B. Samba
DefenderM. Gusto
I. Konate
L. Hernandez
L. Digne
M. Lacroix
MidfielderM. Akliouche
W. Zaire-Emery
N. Kante
R. Cherki
M. Kone
ForwardB. Barcola
J. Mateta
M. Thuram
A. Basil
F. Talib
DefenderM. Younus
F. Putros
R. Sulaka
A. Maknazi
Mustafa Saadoon
MidfielderK. Yakob
A. Sher
Z. Iqbal
Y. Amyn
ForwardA. Yousif
M. Ali
M. Farji
A. Qasem
France & Iraq Squad Analysis
France will ensure they qualify for the knockout stages if they can beat Iraq. After this match they take on Norway in their final game in Group I and will be totally confident of having six points in the bag as they go into that game.
Mbappe is chasing the scoring record.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice in their win over Senegal. He is now France's leading goalscorer in the World Cup. He's only two behind the record total currently held by Thomas Muller and his former team mate at PSG, Lionel Messi.
France may be tempted to rest some players for this game considering the strength of the opposition. If they don't do so for the start of the match, it may well happen once they go a couple of goals up. They will certainly want to score their opening goal earlier than they managed against Senegal..
Iraq have it all to do if they want to reach the knockout stages for the first time. Finishing third in the group could see them qualify but losing their first game by a three-goal margin is not going to help them at all. Iraq have lost four of their last seven games, so getting wins against France and Senegal looks a tough task.
Aymen Hussain was on target for them in the game against Norway. He has now scored 34 goals for his national side and this will be his 97th international. The goal against Norway was his first since he hit the winner in their Inter-Confederation play-off match against Bolivia.
Most goals and assists
France
Iraq
K. Mbappe
(2 Goals)
A. Hussein
(1 Goals)
A. Rabiot
(1 Assists)
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M. Olise
(1 Assists)
A. Alammari
(1 Assists)
France - Iraq Key Points
- Four goals were scored in France's opening win over Senegal.
- Iraq lost their opening match 4-1.
- More than 3.5 goals have been scored in four of France's last six matches.
- Iraq has lost four of their last six games.
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Our France vs Iraq Prediction
It took a while for the first goal to come but France eventually beat Senegal 3-1 in their opening game. Their second fixture in Group I sees them take on the outsiders Iraq and it would be a massive surprise if we saw anything but a convincing win for Les Bleus.
Iraq have lost all four of the games they have played at World Cup finals. Four goals were conceded against Norway in their first group match. Another defeat looms ahead of them in this game against France. Our main France v Iraq prediction is France wins and more than 3.5.
France vs Iraq Alternative Predictions
France wins
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