Guela Doué scored a goal and set up the winning strike as Ivory Coast surprised France — and Doué's brother in the French dugout — with a 2-1 victory in a World Cup tune-up match Thursday.

Spain were left frustrated in their first World Cup warm-up match as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with Iraq at the Estadio de Riazor in La Coruña.

Iraq already has one win over a side of Spanish influence this week after edging Andorra 1-0, having now won both its games thus far in 2026.

Iraq has officially confirmed the squad that will represent the nation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the country's return to football's biggest stage for the first time in 40 years. Head coach Graham Arnold has placed his trust in the core group of players that secured qualification through the intercontinental playoffs,

The World Cup is the biggest sports event on the planet, which inevitably makes it one of the largest betting events, and every four years, UK bookmakers roll out World Cup free bets and offers.

Hosting for the second time, the USA face perhaps the greatest expectations that have ever been placed on them at a World Cup.