World Cup 2026: France-Iraq halted by storm at halftime (1-0)

Tirs cadres: France 7 / Senegal 2
Tirs: France 10 / Senegal 6
Possession: France 54% / Senegal 46%
Corners: France 6 / Senegal 4
Fautes: France 4 / Senegal 9
Passes: France 561 / Senegal 476
Precision des passes: France 88% / Senegal 86%
xG: France 1.86 / Senegal 0.44

FIFA activated its weather-related safety protocol. Spectators seated in exposed areas were asked to leave the stands and move to covered areas, while the start of the second half was delayed until conditions allowed play to resume safely.

Before the interruption, France had taken an early lead. After Amir Al-Ammari was shown a yellow card as early as the 6th minute, Les Bleus found the breakthrough through Mbappé, while Iraq remained in the match despite France’s territorial dominance. At halftime, France had recorded 5 shots, one of them on target, compared with 2 Iraqi attempts.

The French team is playing in a 4-2-3-1 under Didier Deschamps, with Mike Maignan in goal and a defense made up of Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba and Lucas Digne. In midfield, Manu Koné and Adrien Rabiot line up alongside Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise and Bradley Barcola in support of Kylian Mbappé.

Iraq, for their part, also have an organized unit built around Ahmed Basil in goal, with Hussein Ali, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashem and Merchas Doski in defense. Graham Arnold has already made a first-half substitution, bringing on Aymen Hussein in place of Ali Al-Hamadi in the 26th minute.

The final summary can only be published after the match resumes and officially ends.