France has defeated Iraq 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup. The hero of this team’s victory was Kylian Mbappe, who scored two goals. Ousmane Dembele also scored a goal. With this victory, France has confirmed its place in the knockout round of the World Cup.
Philadelphia: France’s excellent performance continues in the FIFA World Cup 2026. In one of its matches, France defeated Iraq one-sidedly by 3-0. The hero of this victory was Kylian Mbappe, who scored two goals, while one goal went to Ousmane Dembele. With this victory, Mbappe has increased his total number of goals in the World Cup to 16. He has equaled the record of legendary German player Miroslav Klose. Now he is just two goals away from Lionel Messi’s all-time record.
In the first half of the match, Mbappe scored the first goal for France on the assist of Michael Olise. Mbappe scored his second goal in the second half also. After this, on another assist from Olisse, Ousmane Dembele sealed France’s victory by scoring the third goal. Game stopped due to weather: The match was stopped for about two hours during half-time due to heavy rain and lightning. When play was stopped, France was leading 1–0 after the first half. When play resumed after the rain stopped, France maintained its dominance.
During the break, fans were asked to move to safe places following the safety rules. According to US weather protocols, if there is any incident of lightning or lightning within a radius of eight miles (about 13 kilometers) of the stadium, the match is stopped immediately. Fans are sent to safe areas inside the stadium and players and match officials return to the dressing room.
The game is allowed to resume only if there is no further lightning for 30 minutes after the last lightning strike. If lightning strikes again during this period, the 30-minute count starts again. This safety protocol is not FIFA’s, so FIFA officials cannot interfere in these decisions nor change it.
This has happened before too
Stoppage of football matches due to weather in America is not a new thing. At last year’s Club World Cup, six matches were played for a total of eight and a half hours. One match between Chelsea and Dortmund lasted for more than four hours.