2-2! Super upset in the World Cup preliminaries: Mbappe is absent, Iceland draws with France and continues its hope of promotion

In the early morning of October 14th, the European qualifying matches for the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup continued. The Icelandic team sat at home and faced the French team ranked second in FIFA.

After defeating Azerbaijan in the first round, Iceland lost to France and Ukraine one after another, temporarily ranking third in Group D composed of four teams. The French team has no suspense, winning three consecutive group matches and ranking first, even 5 points ahead of second-ranked Ukraine.

Mbappe missed this game due to injury. Not only that, Deschamps also made substantial rotations in the arrangement of the starting lineup.

Only 2 minutes into the game, the French team got a chance. Nkunku's shot from 2 meters in front of the goal was blocked by the goalkeeper with his foot. After

, the French team's offensive was still fierce, but without the offensive line of President Mu and Dembele, it was obviously a bit jerky, and the coordination and passing were not as smooth as before.

In the 39th minute, Saliba's foul gave the Iceland team a free kick. In the chaos, Cone was pushed down by Parsson. The Iceland team completed the goal, and it was Parsson who scored the goal.

The French player looked confused and signaled that the opponent had committed a foul first. The referee hesitated and ruled that the goal was valid.

At the end of the first half, Iceland's main forward Magnussen was unable to persist due to a knee injury. The Iceland coach was not conservative and immediately replaced the offensive player.

In half-time stoppage time, two consecutive shots in front of Olise and Mateta were blocked. The French players collectively complained about handball on the opponent's goal line, but the referee did not say anything.

Throughout the first half, the French team completed 11 shots, 5 of which were on target, and created 3 opportunities. Although the Iceland team only had 3 shots, they still got 2 chances.

In the 63rd minute, the French team finally equalized the score. Nkunku broke away from the defense after running into the half, and shot into the far corner.

In the 68th minute, the active Nkunku launched an attack. Camavinga passed through, Akliusche sent an assist, Mateta outflanked, and the French team took the lead.

However, the French team's defense soon had problems. The door in the middle was wide open and there was a serious leak. Christian scored alone. The camera was shown to the coaching bench, and Deschamps was stunned on the spot.

In the end, the French team, ranked second in FIFA, suffered an upset and drew 2-2 away from Iceland, which has a total population of only 405,000. After 4 rounds, the French team has 3 wins and 1 draw, and is still firmly in the lead. Although Ukraine scored 7 points by defeating Azerbaijan, the Iceland team also had 4 points, and the two teams were locked in a deadlock in the final round.

In the next round, Iceland will face Azerbaijan, and Ukraine will face France. The Iceland team's hope of participating in the play-offs is still high.