France 3-0 Saudi Iraq: FIFA World Cup 2026 Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the 14th minute and added another nine minutes into the second half, with last year’s Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele getting the other goal for the tournament favourites in Philadelphia.
The match in Philadelphia kicked off at 5:00 pm local time (2100 GMT) and had to be halted at half-time as a huge storm passed over the city.
Having started in dry conditions, torrential rain began to fall late in the first half, and supporters were told as soon as the half-time whistle was blown to “exit the open seating area and seek shelter in covered areas”.
This match was the first at this World Cup to experience a weather delay, with half-time transpiring to be over two hours long due to lightning strikes in the surrounding area to the stadium.