{"id":16053,"date":"2026-06-23T13:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16053"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:54:14","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-france-3-0-iraq-mbappes-100th-cap-a-4-hour-storm-date-with-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-france-3-0-iraq-mbappes-100th-cap-a-4-hour-storm-date-with-history\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122| France 3-0 Iraq: Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s 100th Cap, A 4-Hour Storm, and a Date With History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Watch France&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> campaign live in India on ZEE 5 \u2014 stream Mbapp\u00e9, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, and Les Bleus as they chase glory.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-france-3-0-iraq-mbappes-100th-cap-a-4-hour-storm-date-with-history\/#The_14th_Minute_Mbappe_Announces_Himself\" title=\"The 14th Minute: Mbapp\u00e9 Announces Himself\">The 14th Minute: Mbapp\u00e9 Announces Himself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-france-3-0-iraq-mbappes-100th-cap-a-4-hour-storm-date-with-history\/#The_Storm_That_Stopped_the_Match\" title=\"The Storm That Stopped the Match\">The Storm That Stopped the Match<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-france-3-0-iraq-mbappes-100th-cap-a-4-hour-storm-date-with-history\/#Iraqs_Defensive_Collapse_%E2%80%94_and_Dembeles_Moment\" title=\"Iraq&#8217;s Defensive Collapse \u2014 and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s Moment\">Iraq&#8217;s Defensive Collapse \u2014 and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s Moment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-france-3-0-iraq-mbappes-100th-cap-a-4-hour-storm-date-with-history\/#A_Milestone_Night_for_Mbappe\" title=\"A Milestone Night for Mbapp\u00e9\">A Milestone Night for Mbapp\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-france-3-0-iraq-mbappes-100th-cap-a-4-hour-storm-date-with-history\/#Group_I_and_What_Comes_Next\" title=\"Group I and What Comes Next\">Group I and What Comes Next<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was supposed to be a football match. It became something else entirely. France and Iraq kicked off at the Philadelphia Stadium at 2:30 AM IST \u2014 and by the time the final whistle blew, more than four hours had passed. A violent thunderstorm tore across Pennsylvania, forcing a 130-minute suspension at half-time. When play eventually resumed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/france\/france-squad\">France<\/a> were already one goal up and in command. They added two more, made history, and sent Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 off to a standing ovation. A 3-0 win. A place in the Round of 32 secured. And a record tied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_14th_Minute_Mbappe_Announces_Himself\"><\/span><strong>The 14th Minute: Mbapp\u00e9 Announces Himself<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It did not take long. France broke the deadlock in the 14th minute with the kind of goal that makes you stop and look twice. Michael Olise received possession, turned neatly, and laid the ball off to Mbapp\u00e9, who was lurking just outside the Iraqi eighteen-yard box. What followed was a thunderous, curling left-footed strike into the bottom-left corner \u2014 the type of effort you file away under &#8216;trademark Mbapp\u00e9.&#8217; Mike Maignan barely needed to take his gloves off in the first half. France were cruising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq had a moment to respond. In the 35th minute, Ali Al-Hamadi rose to meet an incoming cross under pressure from William Saliba \u2014 but his header drifted agonisingly wide of the post. Heavy rain was already pouring in. The skies had other plans for this evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Storm_That_Stopped_the_Match\"><\/span><strong>The Storm That Stopped the Match<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lightning strikes within an eight-mile radius of the stadium triggered FIFA&#8217;s safety protocols at half-time. The two sides trudged back into the tunnel \u2014 and then waited. And waited. One hundred and thirty minutes of suspension. Players stretched in corridors. Coaches held tactical meetings that nobody had budgeted time for. Fans huddled in their seats or sought shelter wherever they could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When play finally resumed on a waterlogged pitch, it took France all of nine minutes to confirm that the rain had done nothing to dull their sharpness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iraqs_Defensive_Collapse_%E2%80%94_and_Dembeles_Moment\"><\/span><strong>Iraq&#8217;s Defensive Collapse \u2014 and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s Moment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 54th minute was the moment Iraq&#8217;s resistance crumbled for good. A catastrophic miscommunication between Iraqi defender Zaid Tahseen and their goalkeeper allowed Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 to intercept a loose pass within the penalty box. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 had the composure to look up and square it across the six-yard box rather than shoot, and Mbapp\u00e9 arrived to poke it home from close range. His 16th World Cup goal. Equal to Miroslav Klose&#8217;s long-standing record, which was broken by Messi earlier the same night. The Philadelphia crowd roared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve minutes later, France put the game to bed \u2014 and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 took centre stage for himself. Olise turned two defenders beautifully to feed the winger, who cut past another Iraqi challenge and rifled a low finish into the far bottom corner. His first goal at a major international tournament. Long overdue. He sprinted to the corner flag and the France bench poured out in celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/iraq\/iraq-squad\">Iraq<\/a> pushed for something late. Al-Hamadi stretched for a cross from Hussein Farji in the 76th minute but could only toe it agonisingly past the right post \u2014 his second near-miss of the evening. The story of their night, really. Chances created. Nothing converted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Don&#8217;t miss a moment of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 \u2014 watch every match live on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><em>ZEE<\/em>5 <em>FIFA Subscription<\/em><\/a><em> with<\/em> <em>the Rs. 799 quarterly plan or the Rs. 1,699 annual subscription.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Milestone_Night_for_Mbappe\"><\/span><strong>A Milestone Night for Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s 100th international appearance for France. He marked it with a brace, a near-hat-trick, and joint second place on the all-time World Cup scoring charts. His shot in the 90th minute \u2014 aimed at the hat-trick \u2014 blazed high into the stands instead, and he was substituted off immediately after to a standing ovation from all corners of the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixteen World Cup goals. Level with Klose. Two behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/the-day-football-stood-still-four-miracles-lionel-messi-gave-the-world-before-turning-39\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a>. The race is alive \u2014 and Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s tournament is far from over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Group_I_and_What_Comes_Next\"><\/span><strong>Group I and What Comes Next<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France are through to the Round of 32 with six points from two matches, confirming their place as Group I&#8217;s dominant force. Iraq, deflated and eliminated in all but name, head into their final group game needing a miracle. For France, the focus now turns to fine-tuning ahead of the knockout rounds \u2014 where Mbapp\u00e9, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, and Olise will be among the most feared attacking combinations in the draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/fra-vs-irq-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5989624\">France vs Iraq Match Highlight<\/a> Free, Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The storm held up the night. It could not hold up France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Watch France at the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 live on ZEE 5 \u2014 kick-off times in IST, all matches, all the way to the Final.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch France&#8217;s FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 campaign live in India on ZEE 5 \u2014 stream Mbapp\u00e9, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, and Les Bleus as they chase glory. It was supposed to be a football match. It became something else entirely. 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