Overview
- Les Bleus drew 2:2 in Reykjavik to remain atop Group D on 10 points, pushing a formal qualification clincher to November.
- Didier Deschamps rolled out seven changes to his lineup, restoring Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano to the starting side.
- L’Équipe rated Upamecano 3/10 and cited errors on both goals, a view echoed by RMC Sport and Le Parisien.
- Olise produced a few bright actions in Iceland but ended without a goal involvement after heavy criticism from the previous match.
- France had beaten Azerbaijan 4:0 earlier in the window, when Deschamps substituted Olise roughly 20 minutes before full time.