The story

France have won 12 of their 14 most recent World Cup matches and were first to score in 9 of their last 11 in the tournament. Kylian Mbappé leads France's attack with an average xG of 0.56 per match across their last ten World Cup games, while Michael Olise carries the highest average rating among French players at 8.81. Iraq have failed to win five of their last six matches, with Ali Al-Hamadi their most threatening outlet at an average xG of 0.42.