Vice World Champion France is still on course in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
With the Munich Bundesliga professionals Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano in the initial formation, the Équipe Tricolore celebrated the second win on Tuesday (09.09.2025) in Paris against Iceland after start-up problems in the second elimination game of the Europa Group D.
Iceland goal after VAR intervention abnoted
However, the ex-champion, which meets Azerbaijan again in the Seine metropolis on October 10 (Friday), was also out more in the final phase in the event of an unknown goal of the guests on his side. Superstar Kylian Mbappe (45th, penalty) and Bradley Bacola (62nd) met four days after the Frenchman’s 2-0 opening success in Wroclaw against Ukraine for the homeowners.
Iceland, which had started the race for the World Cup tickets with a 5-0 win against Azerbaijan, had scored the first goal of the evening with his later replaced Germany legionnaires ísak Jóhannesson (Cologne) and Jón Dagur Thorsteinson (Hertha BSC). The second goal of the 23-year-old in the 88th minute was not evaluated due to a previous foul game.
Tchouaméni sees the red card
Mbappé, who had already hit Ukraine, initiated the turn in favor of his team with his penalty hit before the break. Previously, the team of France’s national coach Didier Deschamps had failed several times on Iceland’s outstanding goalkeeper Elias Olofsson. After the break, the hosts remained stronger, but after the red card for Aurélien Tchouaméni (67th) had to tremble again until the final whistle.