The match between France and Iraq at the 2026 World Cup lasted four hours.

The match between the French and Iraqi national football teams at the 2026 World Cup lasted four hours due to technical pauses due to bad weather. As a result, the game that took place on June 23 at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia ended with a 3-0 victory for France.

"The referee's starting whistle sounded at 00:00 Moscow time, but after the first half the resumption of play was postponed due to a thunderstorm. <...> New time the start of the second half was postponed several times. As a result, the second half started at 03:00 Moscow time," Sport-Express reports.

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