France is coming into this World Cup match in shaky form, having lost three of their last five games, including a 3-1 defeat in their most recent outing. They have struggled to keep goals out, with several of those games seeing three or more total goals. On the other hand, Iraq has had a mixed run but showed real promise in their last match, cruising to a confident 4-1 win. Before that, they had a couple of draws and a narrow loss, suggesting they are a tough side to beat.

France is still seen as the stronger team on paper, and with the match likely to have goals, they should have enough to get the win. Iraq will be no pushovers, but France’s quality should see them through in what looks like a fairly open game. Expect France to come out on top here.