World Cup Qualification 2026: France-Iceland, the likely lineups

France and Iceland take the field at 8:45 p.m. in Paris for the match valid for the second day of Group D of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in North America. Deschamps’s Bleus won in the opener against Ukraine, while the islanders swept aside Azerbaijan.

The match should be just a formality for the hosts and vice world champions, who line up Mbappé as central point with Akliouche, Olise, Barcola behind him. In the median are Tchouameni and Koné.

Iceland with the trident Haraldsson, Gudjohnsen, Anderson. On the flanks are Porsteinsson and Ellertsson.

Iceland.

France-Iceland, the likely lineups
France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Koundé, Konaté, Upamecano, Digne; Tchouameni, Koné; Akliouche, Olise, Barcola; Mbappé. Coach: Deschamps.
Iceland (3-4-3): Olafson; Palsson, Ingason, Gretarsson; Porsteinsson, Poroarson, Johannesson, Ellertsson; Haraldsson, Gudjohnsen, Anderson. Coach: Gunnlaugsson.