France have booked their place in the World Cup knockouts as Kylian Mbappé (twice) and Ousmane Dembélé fired them past Iraq.
The game made history as the first World Cup contest to be delayed by weather, lightning seeing the start of the second half suspended for over two hours.
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Before the delay, Mbappé started the scoring off with a left-footed curling effort, beating the despairing dive of Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basil.
That was to be the only goal of the first half.
The second half was delayed by two hours and 15 minutes due to a lightning storm.
Once the players re-emerged, Mbappé added a second thanks to a mix-up between Basil and his defender, the second time a mistake from an Iraq goalkeeper cost them a goal at this World Cup.
Dembélé added France's third -- his first at a World Cup -- to wrap up the three points and with it knockout qualification. France are now on a collision course with Norway, it would seem, to determine the winner of Group I.
By scoring his 15 and 16th World Cup goals, Mbappé drew level with the previous record set by Germany striker Miroslav Klose.
However, earlier on Monday, Lionel Messi ensured he was the man to catch atop the World Cup scoring charts with a brace against Austria.
The Argentinian is now out on his own, holding the record with 18 goals in this competition. After following suit with two goals, Mbappé is a pair behind on 16.
