France vs. Iraq World Cup Match Preview, Picks & Odds for Monday, June 22, 2026

By Thom Cunningham | Jun 21, 2026, 5:47pm

France enters its Monday match as a heavy favorite to underdog Iraq, the second match of the day for the 2026 World Cup slate. Let’s go through all the betting data, trends, insights and odds to figure out a way to wager or trade on this Group I match from the city of brotherly love.

France vs. Iraq World Cup Match Betting Analysis

France enters winners in six of seven matches while Iraq has failed to win its last three matches. The French offense will be tough to keep out of the net for Iraq, as France has scored Over 1.5 goals in a remarkable 12 of 13 matches while seeing the Over hit in its last 10 matches as well. Not only is France’s offense lethal, but so is their defense which is why they are favorites to win the tournament.

France has allowed exactly one goal to opponents in five of six matches, while also allowing Under 1.5 goals to opponents in six of seven matches. With that said, France has seen the BTS hit in eight of 10 matches which is something Iraq will try to find a silver lining in. Also, Iraq has actually scored a goal in four of five matches but has failed to go Over 1.5 goals in four straight matches. It seems plausible that, based on the data, France can easily score Over 3.5 goals while Iraq’s offensive ceiling seems to be set at one goal at most. We’ll go after the spread.

France vs. Iraq World Cup Match Best Bet, Pick & Prediction

Best Bet: FRA -2.5 (-120)
Best Bet: FRA/IRQ BTS Yes (+180)
Score Prediction: France 4, Iraq 1

France vs. Iraq World Cup Match Odds

France vs. Iraq World Cup Match Information

Date: Monday, June 22, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
Network: FOX
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field – 2 goals per match; 1-1 O/U
Group: Group I

France vs. Iraq World Cup Match Betting Resources

France vs. Iraq World Cup Match Key Players

France

Kylian Mbappe – Last Game: 2 goals
Michael Olise – Last Game: 1 assist
Bradley Barcola – Last Game: 1 goal

Iraq

Aymen Hussein – Last Game: 1 goal
Amir Al-Ammari – Last Game: 1 assist
Ali Al-Hamadi – Last Game: 25 touches

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Thom Cunningham

Thom Cunningham is the Lineups.com News Editor and has been involved with sports media for almost two decades at Spectrum, VegasInsider.com, Oddschecker, VSiN and much more as a content producer - focused on the betting and gaming space over the last decade tracking insights, data analytics and covering various markets from the NFL to the Oscars.