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Senegal handed blow as Edouard Mendy ruled out of final World Cup fixture vs Iraq

Senegal will have to navigate their final Group I fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Iraq minus their first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, who has been ruled out owing to an injury.
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EXCLUSIVE: Guillaume Hoarau says France have ticked all the boxes after win over Iraq

A thunderstorm, a two-hour suspension, Kylian Mbappe joining Miroslav Klose in the pantheon of top scorers, Ousmane Dembele finally silencing his critics: France’s qualification had everything, except perhaps sporting suspense. Guillaume Hoarau, our Flashscore consultant, analyses the French team’s match.
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Arnold still believes in Iraq progression despite defeat to France

Iraq may have been on the wrong end of another superstar ⁠striker masterclass, but manager Graham Arnold insists his team's tournament dreams remain intact despite Monday's 3-0 defeat by ‌France.
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Mbappe stars in Philly rain as France overpower Iraq to advance

France cruised into the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup (WC) with a weather-delayed 3-0 victory over Iraq in Group I, as Kylian Mbappé bagged another brace in a comfortable success.
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EXCLUSIVE: Viking coach believes Norway have enough X-factor to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Coach of Norwegian champions Viking FK, Morten Jensen, tells Flashscore in an exclusive interview that Stale Solbakken's national team has enough X-factor to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup. However, Jensen also saw a number of defensive frailties in the first match against Iraq, which could likely get punished when Norway face some of the bigger teams in the tournament.
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World Cup LIVE: Jordan eliminated from World Cup after Algeria comeback win

As the second round of group games reaches its penultimate day, two poster boys of the tournament take to the pitch: Lionel Messi's Argentina face Austria, and Kylian Mbappe's France take on Iraq, with both nations looking to secure qualification to the knockout stage before the final round of fixtures.
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Kylian Mbappe's five standout games for France as he prepares for 100th cap

From his debut at 18 against Luxembourg to his 100th cap this Monday night against Iraq, Kylian Mbappe has transformed the French national team. At just 27, the French captain and now the top scorer in Les Bleus’ history celebrates a legendary milestone in Philadelphia.

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Confident Haaland closing in on record after getting World Cup campaign off to great start

Norwegian international super striker Erling Braut Haaland equalled Kjetil Rekdal's record as Norway's all-time top scorer in World Cup history when he scored twice to help the Scandinavians on their way to a 4-1 win against Iraq in their first game of the 2026 World Cup. Now he wants the record for himself.

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Solbakken to give Norway players two days off after big win over Iraq

Norway manager Stale Solbakken said his players can now enjoy a well-deserved ⁠rest after beginning their long-awaited World Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Iraq on Tuesday in Foxborough, where Erling ‌Haaland netted twice.
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Coach Arnold upbeat despite Iraq's loss to Norway

Iraq coach Graham Arnold urged his players not to lose heart after their ⁠4-1 defeat by Norway in their World Cup opener on Tuesday and reminded them they have two more chances ‌to get a victory that could put them through to the knockout ‌rounds.
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Haaland announes himself at World Cup with brace as Norway see off Iraq

Erling Haaland bagged a brace on his FIFA World Cup (WC) debut, as Norway beat a dogged Iraqi side 4-1 in Group I at the Gillette Stadium to record their largest ever win at the finals.
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Faith and fortune: How Iraq's Kevin Yakob turned down Sweden and overcame two ACL injuries

If you ever wanted success for a player at the World Cup, Kevin Yakob would probably fit the bill. The playmaker, who chose to represent Iraq over Sweden, has clawed himself back to full fitness following two serious ACL injuries and is now ready to play a potentially crucial role for the Iraq national team, who have qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 40 years.
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Sick striker isolated from the rest of Norwegian squad before clash against Iraq

Crystal Palace striker Jorgen Strand Larsen has been isolated from the rest of the Norwegian squad as he has been affected by illness leading up to Norway's first match in the World Cup on 17 June against Iraq.
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EXCLUSIVE: Hussein Ali on Iraq's World Cup return, facing Mbappe and his roots in Sweden

Hussein Ali is part of the young generation that has ended Iraq's 40-year absence from the World Cup, and he intends to make it count. The Sweden-raised right-back, now impressing in Poland's Ekstraklasa with Pogon Szczecin, sat down with Flashscore to discuss a brutal group alongside France, Norway and Senegal, the challenge of facing Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, and his decision to represent Iraq.
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Captain Martin Odegaard shrugs off injury concerns as Norway prepare for Iraq opener

Norway captain Martin Odegaard says he has no concerns about ⁠his fitness ahead of his side's opening World Cup Group I match in Foxborough, Massachusetts ‌on Tuesday, his nation's first game at the finals since ‌1998.
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Iraqi player detained and interrogated for seven hours after arriving in Chicago

The arrival of the Iraqi national team in the United States was turbulent as Aymen Hussein was detained by border authorities and interrogated for seven hours.
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Spain held to draw by Iraq in friendly as both teams prepare for World Cup

Iraq secured an encouraging 1-1 draw against Spain ahead of their second-ever FIFA World Cup (WC), forcing La Roja to settle for the third draw from their last four matches on home soil.
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'Let's shock the world': Arnold urges Iraq to be 'excited' rather than 'scared'

Iraq return to the World Cup for the first time since making their ⁠debut 40 years ago, having taken a lengthy route to the finals under a coach who is no stranger to the ‌tournament.
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'They have a holiday when Barcelona play Madrid': Arnold's love for football-crazy Iraq

Iraq's veteran Australian coach Graham Arnold is hoping his team can pull off a shock on their return to the World Cup stage after a remarkable and gruelling journey to this year's tournament in North America.
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Long-range stunner sees Iraqi international earn Goal of the Year award in Denmark

The Danish Superliga on Wednesday announced that Kevin Yakob's goal against Viborg on 22 February earned most votes in the race for the Goal of the Year award in the Danish domestic league.