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Urgent! France vs Iraq match to be postponed! Possible reason revealed

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The second-round World Cup match between France and Iraq is under threat of cancellation.

Details: According to The Touchline, citing RMCSport, France's match could be postponed until 2:00 AM Central European Time. Severe storms, destructive winds, intense lightning, tornadoes, and torrential rain could all impact the match.

🚨⛈️ 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: France's match could be delayed until 2:00 AM CET!

Heavy storms, damaging winds, intense lightning, isolated tornadoes and HEAVY rainfall could effect the match.

Thunderstorms are forecasted from 20:00 to 01:00 CET, while the match is scheduled to kick… pic.twitter.com/I3F3FzA4xZ
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) June 22, 2026

It is worth noting that these weather conditions are forecasted for the period from 20:00 to 01:00 CET, while the second-round match between France and Iraq is scheduled for 23:00.

After the first round, France sits second in Group I, having defeated Senegal in their opener, while Iraq fell to Norway with a score of 1-4.

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