FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Iceland LLWLW 1
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France LWLWW 2
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ISL101
FRA112
Parc des Princes · 40,150 att.

Match Report

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Mbappé bests Henry's France goals mark in win over Iceland

Kylian Mbappé scored one and made another as 10-man France avoided a shock by battling back to scrape a 2-1 victory over Iceland in World Cup qualifying.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
3
6
Saves
1
36.9
Possession
63.1
7
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
300
Accurate Passes
560
366
Passes
623
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
3
34
Effective Clearances
7
34
Clearances
7

Head to Head

FRA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  3. 15Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 22Theo HernándezLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 11Michael OliseAM
  7. 13Manu KonéLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 9Marcus ThuramAM-L
  11. 20Bradley BarcolaAM-R

ISL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Elias ÓlafssonG
  2. 5Sverrir IngasonCD
  3. 3Daniel GrétarssonCD-L
  4. 4Victor PalssonCD-R
  5. 23Mikael EllertssonLB
  6. 18Mikkel AndersonRB
  7. 8Ísak JóhannessonCM
  8. 11Jon Dagur ThorsteinssonCM-L
  9. 7Hákon HaraldssonCM-R
  10. 21Daniel GudjohnsenCF-L
  11. 22Andri GudjohnsenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! France 0, Iceland 1. Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 29' Manu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Mikael Anderson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Goal! France 1, Iceland 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 54' Theo Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Goal! France 2, Iceland 1. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  7. 63' Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.
  8. 63' Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Bradley Barcola.
  9. 63' Substitution, Iceland. Bjarki Bjarkason replaces Mikael Anderson.
  10. 64' Substitution, Iceland. Sævar Magnússon replaces Daníel Gudjohnsen.
  11. 67' Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 68' Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the red card.
  13. 70' Substitution, Iceland. Thórir Helgason replaces Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson because of an injury.
  14. 70' Substitution, Iceland. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
  15. 70' Substitution, France. Adrien Rabiot replaces Marcus Thuram.
  16. 82' Substitution, Iceland. Kristian Hlynsson replaces Daníel Grétarsson.
  17. 90'+2' Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+6' Substitution, France. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Michael Olise.

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