00:00Welcome to Philadelphia. It's match day two in Group I as France face Iraq.
00:04You've been there, you've been a player, you've done this kind of thing.
00:06I mean, even now, the tension, the drama, epic at this World Cup.
00:12Without a doubt, I mean, this is match day two, so the nerves maybe go away a little bit in
00:16comparison to match day one.
00:18France versus Iraq in Philadelphia is coming up.
00:21Team News, French coach Didier Deschamps hinted at changes in his press conference yesterday.
00:25He makes three changes also for Graeme Arnold and Iraq.
00:29Heading in...
00:31Away we go in Philadelphia.
00:34And the ball immediately sent behind by Iraq.
00:38Three goals, three points on match day one for Le Bleu.
00:41Early chance for France to get a ball into the box.
00:44Dina there and that's Hashim Akham with the clearance away.
00:48And then it's lollied wide.
00:52Kone coming up.
00:58Yeah, this is a good deep ball behind the Iraq defense and the clearance.
01:04Kone wins the second ball, gets into the box and gets that shot.
01:07And Mbappe almost gets on the end of this one.
01:11Looking in the sixth minute.
01:13Deep from the free kick and then there's a tumble in the box.
01:22It was Saliba who went down.
01:28Here is Ulisse.
01:30And he swings it wide.
01:33And they were looking for Mbappe and Dembele arriving in the middle as well.
01:36And it is turned behind.
01:37And we have the game's first corner.
01:46Dina.
01:46And punched away.
01:48Only as far as the edge of the box in Ulisse.
01:51And then that's Mbappe having a swing.
01:53And sending it behind.
02:00See the interchanging of the French players as well.
02:03And Mbappe hits it.
02:04Oh, what a strike.
02:16He said yesterday, we are writing the pages of history here.
02:21Well, he's blazing a trail of his own.
02:23The general leading from the front in front of his father.
02:28And France lead in Philadelphia.
02:31Here's Mbappe dribbling inside.
02:34And just finds that far post with a bullet shot.
02:38That was in the goal before the goalkeeper can go anywhere near.
02:43It was coming.
02:44And there it is.
02:46Mbappe makes it 1-0.
02:49And on a very warm and muggy evening here.
02:52It's temperature up in the high 80s.
02:58Up a Meccano.
03:02Now Dembele.
03:05Lifted in.
03:06And they were looking for Mbappe.
03:07Behind it goes.
03:08It's a goal kick.
03:17And they got the header in at the far post.
03:20And they win the corner.
03:29Which has been reversed, I believe.
03:32To goal kick.
03:33This is great service by Dorski.
03:35And, you know, this is what he does.
03:37He gets up and down the line.
03:38If there's a little bit more time where Iraq can hold possession.
03:42Runs into trouble.
03:43Won by Zayed Ismail.
03:45Oh, and then they'll have a go from distance.
03:47He'll try anything tonight.
03:48Why not?
03:49He's in that kind of frame of mind.
03:53Also, they're worried it might follow through to New York tonight.
03:55Here's Mbappe.
03:56All the way through again.
03:57He's still got it.
03:58It seems just glued to his boots.
04:03And the Iraq win the free kick.
04:11And here's Mbappe with a great turn.
04:14Leaves two defenders behind.
04:17And one of them just gets a little toe on it.
04:20And prevents Mbappe from getting the shot off with the inside of the foot.
04:23He was lining it up for an inside of the foot to the far post.
04:32Oh, what a big mistake this is.
04:35It's on a plate for Mbappe.
04:36And he scores his second of the night.
04:45Deja vu for Iraq from their first game.
04:48A mix-up at the back.
04:49A goalkeeper left.
04:55And here we see the goal kick from Zayed.
04:58And he misses.
04:59The ball goes directly to Dembele.
05:01Who finds Mbappe all alone in front of the goal.
05:04I mean, if you're going to give the ball away,
05:06these are not the two guys to give the ball away to.
05:09Unfortunate here for Iraq.
05:11Because it looked like they were finally,
05:13finally getting a little bit more comfortable in this game.
05:16And now they're behind 2-0.
05:20And here he is.
05:21He's looking for a hat-trick.
05:22He presents it to Alise.
05:24It's off the bar.
05:32Rabiot.
05:32Just away from the outstretched boots of Dembele.
05:37And now you sense...
05:42Dembele.
05:43And then it was put wide on the follow-up.
05:46By Rabiot.
05:53And here's Mbappe's play.
05:56Gets around the defender.
05:57And lays it nice and easy for Alise to just chip the goalkeeper to the far post.
06:03But he finds the crossbar.
06:05And here's Alise taking his man on down the line.
06:08Finding...
06:09And so another corner, which is taken quickly.
06:13Alise.
06:14Dembele on the turn.
06:15Still got it.
06:16Side netting.
06:22Alise.
06:24Dembele.
06:25Great finish.
06:26Great goal.
06:35They want to know where exactly he fits in this French group.
06:39We're getting the answer.
06:42Slotting it into the corner.
06:44And France now.
06:46Cruising.
06:53And it takes so little for this team to score.
06:57Watch the turn here from Alise.
06:59Immediately finds the feet hard of Dembele,
07:02who makes an excellent control with the right foot
07:04and puts it away to the far post.
07:08An outswinger.
07:11Which is volleyed over by Sulaka, the substitute.
07:18Over on that left-hand side.
07:20They've got Dorski.
07:22And that's Kasim's cross.
07:25And it wasn't far away.
07:27As Alhamadi was in there.
07:31And here comes the cut inside.
07:33The cross of the far post.
07:34And look at this great movement from Alhamadi.
07:37He barely gets a toe on it.
07:39And almost puts it into that far post.
07:46Not a bad option to bring into a game, is he really?
07:51Not at all.
07:51That's what we mentioned before.
07:53They have so many starters.
07:55Mbappe.
07:57Referee waves away his claims for a penalty.
08:02And here's Mbappe getting into the box.
08:05Goes between the legs.
08:07And I just don't think there's enough there.
08:12And that was where a whole new generation of France talent
08:15would start to be picked up.
08:17As here's Bacala.
08:18He's through.
08:19Squares it.
08:20And in the end,
08:22Nashim Akam sends it behind for a corner.
08:27I have to say how good Kone has been in this game.
08:30He has recovered every second ball in the center of the field.
08:33And here's one over the top.
08:34And it was instinctively hit by Mbappe,
08:37who's looking at the linesman this game this evening
08:40when it kicked off.
08:41This is Mbappe.
08:42Can he do one more?
08:44He gets away.
08:45He's on his left.
08:46And he fires it wide.
08:48With a hat-trick beckoning.
08:51We talked about there's always another gear.
08:54And I think here's all the gears.
08:56Mbappe turns it on.
08:57Goes full speed.
08:58Blows by two defenders.
09:04And they'll try and get on the end of that
09:06into the box as well
09:07through Brabio.
09:10Does well.
09:12And Serra was in there.
09:14And Milaka was there to head it away.
09:17And with that,
09:18through Fischer,
09:19blows his whistle.
09:20Didier Deschamps and France
09:23with a resounding victory in Philadelphia
09:26and on his 100th cap
09:28for his country.
09:31There was never any doubt
09:32over the scoreline
09:33and the victors.
09:35France 3,
09:36Iraq 0.
09:52Iraq 0.
09:54Jess 30th
09:55.
09:58I love you.
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