France vs Iraq Prediction, 6/22/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/21/2026

Game: France vs Iraq

Date: Monday, June 22, 2026

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: FOX

France (1-0-0) will try to beat Iraq (0-0-1) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA on Monday. The line on this World Cup matchup has France at -1400 while Iraq is coming in at +3000. The over/under has been set at 3.5. The expected starting goalkeepers are Mike Maignan for France and Jalal Hassan for Iraq.

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France beat Senegal 3-1 in their World Cup opener. Kylian Mbappe scored twice for the French, and Bradley Barcola scored the other. Mike Maignan finished with 2 saves for France.

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Iraq lost their first World Cup game 4-1 to Norway. Aymen Hussein scored the only goal for the Iraqis, and he was assisted by Amir Al-Ammari. Jalal Hassan had 2 saves for Iraq, but they couldn't stop the relentless attack from Norway.

The guy who will defend the goal for France is Mike Maignan. Maignan has defended the goal for 27,303 mins and is sitting with 783 saves thus far in his career. Maignan (163-69-71 record in his career) has recorded 120 shutouts, which gives him a 39.6%% shutout percentage. The goalie born in France has faced 1,045 shots tried at him in 304 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 0.98 (298 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 74.9%.

Jalal Hassan will be looking after the net for Iraq. During his professional soccer career, Hassan has allowed 23 goals and has 41 stops in 61 starting assignments. He has given up 0.37 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 30-15-16. He has earned a save % of 68.3% and his shutout rate sits at 46.1%%. Hassan has racked up 29 shutouts while seeing 60 shots against him in 5,665 career mins.

Kylian Mbappe is a member of the squad who can help decide the match for France. He has totaled 72 assists while tallying 566 points in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from France has racked up 247 goals scored in 23,703 mins played. Mbappe has had a starting assignment in 265 outings so far in his career and has 0.94 G/90.

Iraq is being led by Aymen Hussein, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He scores 0.62 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 37 contests in his career. The forward from Iraq has totaled 3,626 minutes and has scored 25 goals. He has 50 points so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 0 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take France (-1400)

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