Iraq Just Made an All-Time Bad Blunder — And Kylian Mbappe Made Them Pay
Summary
Iraq lost 3-0 to France in a 2026 FIFA World Cup match after a mistake led to a goal by Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe scored twice in the game and is close to breaking the World Cup all-time goal-scoring record held by Lionel Messi.Key Facts
- Iraq played against France in the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
- Iraq defender Zaid Tahseen made a bad pass to his goalkeeper Ahmed Basil, who then lost the ball to France’s Ousmane Dembélé.
- Dembélé assisted Kylian Mbappe, who scored his second goal of the match in the 54th minute.
- France won the game 3-0.
- Mbappe has scored four goals so far in the 2026 World Cup and two goals in this game (a brace).
- Mbappe has 16 total World Cup goals, close to Lionel Messi’s record of 18 goals.
- Lionel Messi scored twice for Argentina in a separate match, setting the current all-time World Cup scoring record.
- France and Norway will play each other next, with Mbappe and Norway’s Erling Haaland (also with 4 goals) competing to score more goals.
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