Iceland vs France prediction 13.10.2025 | World Cup qualifications

Iceland's only appearance on the major tournament was in 2016, when they reached the quarterfinals of the EURO. At the World Cup, Iceland never played. After three rounds in the current qualifications, Arnar Gunnlaugsson's team collected three points and are one point behind Ukraine, which are in the position that will bring the playoffs.

After a victory in the opening round against Azerbaijan, Iceland lost the next two games. On Friday, they lost 5-3 at home against Ukraine. Iceland were close to one point, but they conceded two goals late in the match.

Iceland's head coach, Arnar Gunnlaugsson, thinks that inexperience cost them points against Ukraine. He said, "There were fifteen minutes left when we tied it at 3:3. They were scared, and we should have gone for it there. We need to be smarter when we're in a situation like this because, in hindsight, 3:3 wouldn't have been a bad result for us at all."

France are one of the strongest teams in the world and shouldn't have problems qualifying for the tournament that will be played next year in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. France are currently five points ahead of the next team on the table, Ukraine. Didier Deschamps' team won the last four games in a row. In the previous match, they won 3-0 at home against Azerbaijan. The home side ended the game with 77% ball possession and 33 shots on the goal, so the French victory was never in doubt. 

France's Kylian Mbappe suffered an injury late in the game against Azerbaijan that forced him to leave the field. After the game, the head coach, Didier Deschamps, said that it was an ankle injury on the same ankle that the player had hurt against Villarreal. If Mbappe can't play, we should expect Christopher Nkunku to be in the starting lineup in Reykjavik.