US EditionFrance Held by Iceland and Loses Perfect Record in Qualifying for World Cup
France remains top of Group D with 10 points after drawing 2-2 in Iceland, missing the chance to secure early World Cup qualification, officials said.
- On Monday, the France national team were held to a 2-2 draw by the Iceland national team, missing a chance to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup while still leading Group D with 10 points.
- France were without captain Kylian Mbappé after he scored in the 3-0 win over Azerbaijan on Friday but limped off with a right ankle injury.
- In other results, Germany national team won 1-0 at Northern Ireland national team, Slovakia national team beat Luxembourg national team 2-0 and North Macedonia national team drew 1-1 with Kazakhstan national team.
- Holding Slovenia national team to 0-0 meant Switzerland national team could not secure a World Cup spot, as they needed a win and Kosovo national team to lose against Sweden national team.
- The 2026 World Cup will be the first with an expanded field of 48 teams, up from 32, and will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Iceland 2–2 France, FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers: Christopher Nkunku, Jean-Phillippe Mateta Score but Kylian Mbappe-Less Les Bleus Held to a Draw | ⚽ LatestLY
With this draw, the perfect record for the France National Football Team in the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers came to an end. Despite dominating most part of the match, Didier Deschamps' France failed to secure full points from this FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers match. ⚽ Iceland 2–2 France, FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers: Christopher Nkunku, Jean-Phillippe Mateta Score but Kylian Mbappe-Less Les Bleus Held to a Draw.
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Iceland Stuns France with Last-Minute Equalizer in World Cup Qualifier | Sports-Games
France's perfect World Cup qualifying record ended with a 2-2 draw against Iceland. Jean-Philippe Mateta's goal seemed to secure victory for the French, but Kristian Hlynsson's late equalizer denied them. Despite being shorthanded, France retains its group lead and prepares for a crucial match against Ukraine.
Iceland and France played out a 2-2 draw in Reykjavik in the fourth round of Group D of the World Cup qualifiers.
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