France 2-1 Iceland · World Cup Qualification UEFA
France beat Iceland 2-1 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
France and Iceland met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.
Goalscorers
France: K. Mbappé 45'; B. Barcola 62'. Iceland: A. Guðjohnsen 21'.
How the match went
France saw more of the ball, 63% of it. France had 20 shots with 8 on target, Iceland 7 with 2 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to France and 2 to Iceland. France conceded 12 fouls, Iceland 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for France, 2 for Iceland) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
France started in a 4-2-3-1: Mike Maignan, Jules Koundé, Ibrahima Konaté, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernández, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Manu Koné, Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram, Kylian Mbappé.
Iceland started in a 5-3-2: Elías Ólafsson, Mikael Anderson, Victor Pálsson, Sverrir Ingason, Daníel Grétarsson, Mikael Ellertsson, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson, Andri Guðjohnsen, Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen.
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