Heavy rain and thunderstorms prompted a delay of just over two hours at halftime of Mondays World Cup match between France and Iraq.It was the first rain delay of the tournament and the first time in at least several decades that a World Cup match was delayed midgame because of inclement weather. The delay was announced a few minutes before 6 p.m. EDT and the game resumed at 8 p.m.There was also heavy rain ahead of Monday nights game between Norway and Senegal in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which started on time.With France leading 1-0 at halftime, scoreboard messages directed the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field to take shelter in the stadiums covered areas, warning that a severe storm was on the way. Sheets of rain fell through halftime as thousands of fans huddled in the concourse and under balconies.The stoppage was initially expected to extend the 15-minute halftime break by another 15 minutes. As the delay dragged on, stadium officials announced that the game will resume when deemed safe.The teams returned to the field to warm up after about 1 hour, 40 minutes, prompting cheers from the crowd. Crews used squeegees to push standing water toward the sideline of the swampy field.A rule used by FIFA pauses games for 30 minutes if lightning is detected within 8 miles. Each strike resets the clock.France and Iraq played through a downpour that started in the 37th minute. Fans donned ponchos and most stayed in their seats until they were told to find shelter at halftime.FIFA long had a reputation for continuing matches even through extreme weather. A 2014 game between the U.S. and Germany continued in Brazil even after torrential downpour that flooded parts of the surrounding city.___AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup

Heavy rain and thunderstorms prompted a delay of just over two hours at halftime of Mondays World Cup match between France and Iraq.It was the first rain delay of the tournament and the first time in at least several decades that a World Cup match was delayed midgame because of inclement weather. The delay was announced a few minutes before 6 p.m. EDT and the game resumed at 8 p.m.There was also heavy rain ahead of Monday nights game between Norway and Senegal in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which started on time.With France leading 1-0 at halftime, scoreboard messages directed the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field to take shelter in the stadiums covered areas, warning that a severe storm was on the way. Sheets of rain fell through halftime as thousands of fans huddled in the concourse and under balconies.The stoppage was initially expected to extend the 15-minute halftime break by another 15 minutes. As the delay dragged on, stadium officials announced that the game will resume when deemed safe.The teams returned to the field to warm up after about 1 hour, 40 minutes, prompting cheers from the crowd. Crews used squeegees to push standing water toward the sideline of the swampy field.A rule used by FIFA pauses games for 30 minutes if lightning is detected within 8 miles. Each strike resets the clock.France and Iraq played through a downpour that started in the 37th minute. Fans donned ponchos and most stayed in their seats until they were told to find shelter at halftime.FIFA long had a reputation for continuing matches even through extreme weather. A 2014 game between the U.S. and Germany continued in Brazil even after torrential downpour that flooded parts of the surrounding city.___AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup

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Not even the rain could stop Kylian Mbapp. For the second World Cup game in a row, the French captain notched a brace to help lead Les Bleus to victory, this time with a 3-0 win over Iraq.Mbapp also shared the glory with Ousmane Dembl, with the midfielder giving Mbapp an unselfish assist on his second goal before finally scoring his first goal of the 2026 tournament.Frances pressure in the attacking third was clear early on, and in the 14th minute, Mbapp broke through. The forward powered a stellar left-footed strike past Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basil to give France a 1-0 lead.The rain began partway through the half, though, picking up in earnest as the half went on. At halftime, the game entered a lengthy weather delay due to a passing thunderstorm in the area of Philadelphia Stadium, with fans being instructed to shelter in place.After the two-hour delay, the two teams finally returned to the pitch shortly before 8 p.m. ET, continuing the match on a field visibly soaked with rain. But France picked up right where it left off: In the 54th minute, Dembl broke up a poor pass back to Basil and then selflessly passed to Mbapp, who sent the ball into the back of the net.Dembl, another of Frances main stars heading into the tournament, hadnt quite lived up to expectations the way that Mbapp had. But in the 66th minute, Dembl finally scored, off a great cutting pass from Michael Olise.This story will be updated.