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Kylian Mbappe
When Mbappe gets a sight of goal, his aim rarely lets him down and the ball ends up on target. In a game spent attacking, an effort on target from him is close to a certainty.
Against a packed defence, Kylian Mbappe turns into a machine gun: he drives, cuts inside and unloads his shot over and over. With Iraq sitting deep, you can expect a flurry of attempts from him well beyond a couple.
As a centre-forward, Mbappe turns even half a chance into gold, with the pace and composure we all know. Against a clearly weaker opponent, seeing him on the scoresheet is more than plausible.
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Adrien Rabiot
Adrien Rabiot strides forward with those long, loping runs that carry him into the opposition box. When his markers can't keep up cleanly, they end up bringing him down.
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Michael Olise
Lined up in a more central role, Michael Olise can slip in behind the strikers and go for goal with his cultured left foot. That accurate left makes an effort steered on target a likely event.
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Desire Doue
Desire Doue loves getting the ball to feet and beating his man with quick feints and tight touches. To contain him, the Iraqi defenders will often have to resort to a foul.
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Ousmane Dembele
Ousmane Dembele is unpredictable on the ball and shoots with both feet without overthinking it. Against an Iraq side sitting back, he's likely to let fly with more than one effort.
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France
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France
Home
Prediction
Home Win + Over 1.5 Goalsvs
Iraq
Away
Analyst
Mbappé's France against an Iraq already up against it In Group I at the 2026 World Cup, France made the best possible first impression: a 3-1 win over Senegal and a Kylian Mbappé who made history, becoming Les Bleus' all-time top scorer and moving to 14 World Cup goals with his Atlanta brace. Across from them now stands an Iraq that endured a brutal opener: a 4-1 loss to Erling Haaland's devastating Norway, with a defence that fell apart and four goals conceded. The gap, on paper, is vast. France want to lock down top spot and qualification; Iraq need to turn things around to avoid an early exit. The tip under review pairs a France win with a game of at least two goals, a reading that mirrors the clear gulf in quality. A gap that starts in attack France have quality throughout and, beyond Mbappé, found a goal from Bradley Barcola: an attack that troubles any opponent, let alone a defence like Iraq's, which looked fragile against Norwegian physicality. To be fair, Iraq did score against Norway too, through Aymen Hussein, a sign they can muster something up front; but holding off the Bleus' pressure for ninety minutes is another matter. France should field their strongest XI, with possible rotation given an already favourable position; the final lineups are to be confirmed close to kick-off. Few precedents, no balance France and Iraq have no real history of meetings, and the handful of possible past encounters offer nothing useful. Only the present speaks here, and it says veterans of many World Cup battles start clearly ahead of a nation still searching for its level at this stage. The verdict: France have everything to dominate This is among the day's most solid tips. A France win looks highly likely, given the quality gap, Mbappé's form and the defensive fragility Iraq showed in their opener: I'd put it around 88-90%. Two goals in the game also has firm grounds, because France score consistently and Iraq have shown they can find at least one even against physical opponents. Combining the two conditions, the probability stays high, around 85%. The main risk is a France in management mode, nursing the lead to save energy and keeping the score down once ahead; a possible scenario, but one that rarely changes the final outcome. That is why the confidence here is very high.
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