Iraq's plan to stop Mbappé? Ask to play 3 keepers

Mon, Jun 22, 12:34 AM UTC

Iraq coach Graham Arnold -- tasked with slowing down Kylian Mbappé and the 2022 World Cup finalists France on Monday -- had an idea that might have worked.

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