Overview

• Iceland struck first through Victor Pálsson on 39 minutes before Christopher Nkunku leveled on 63, Jean-Philippe Mateta put France ahead on 68 with his first international goal on his first start, and Kristian Hlynsson equalized on 70.
• France remain top of Group D with 10 points from four matches after Ukraine beat Azerbaijan 2-1 to reach 7 points, setting up a decisive home game against Ukraine on November 13 before a trip to Azerbaijan on November 16.
• Kylian Mbappé missed the match with an ankle problem and Mike Maignan wore the armband as Didier Deschamps rotated heavily with seven changes to cover a raft of attacking absences.
• Deschamps criticized the officiating, saying a clear foul on Manu Koné preceded Iceland’s opener, and he also faulted his team’s positioning on the second goal; Israeli referee Orel Grinfeld did not award a foul.
• Jules Koundé acknowledged a defensive error on Iceland’s equalizer as players and staff pointed to lapses in concentration that must be corrected ahead of the November fixtures.