UEFA World Cup Qualifiers: France vs Iceland - Betting Tips, Odds & Prediction

After opening game victories against Ukraine and Azerbaijan respectively, both France and Iceland wil be hoping to keep their perfect record intact as they meet at the Parc des Princes. On Tuesday. France will be the undoubted heavy favourites but Iceland have proven stubborn in the past and will hope to pull off an almighty upset.

France

Having won the World Cup in 2018 before then losing in the final in 2022, it’s no surprise that France find themselves at the top of the betting when it comes to outright glory in 2026. First of all, they need to qualify and they got their qualifying bid off to the perfect start with a comfortable 2-0 victory against Ukraine. Back at home for this clash against Iceland, the two time World Champions will hope to make it two wins from two.

Team News: Ousmane Dembele still has question marks over a nagging hamstring injury so is likely to start on the bench once again against Iceland. William Saliba is set to miss a month of action and won’t feature on Tuesday.

Predicted Lineup: Maignan, Digne, Upamecano, Konate, Gusto, Kone, Tchouameni, Barcola, Doue, Olise, Mbappe.

Iceland

Iceland will have fond memories of France having reached the quarterfinals of Euro 2016 when it was hosted on French soil. Since then they have qualified for the World Cup in 2018, but qualifying successes have been few and far between. Dreams of competing in America next year were boosted when they thrashed Azerbaijan 3-0 in their opening game and they will travel to France hopeful that they can sneak a result.

Team News: Iceland seem to have avoided any major injuries following their victory against Azerbaijan and could remain unchanged.

Predicted Lineup: Olafsson, Ellertsson, Gretarsson, Ingason, Palsson, Haraldsson, Johannesson, Thodarson, Gudmondsson, Gudjohnsen, Thornsteinsson.

• The two met in Euro 2020 qualifying with France winning both games, 1-0 and 4-0.
• France have scored at least two goals in five of their last six matches and will fancy keeping that total alive on Tuesday.
• Iceland’s win over Azerbaijan was just their second in their last six matches.

Every football betting site will have France as the heavy favourite for Tuesday’s contest between France and Iceland and seeking value is key to make this a worthwhile game to bet on.

Expect France to have all of the ball and they will look to put the game to bed early. Iceland have the ability to frustrate and will hope to be at their defensive best on Tuesday night.

Back in 2019, France beat Iceland 4-0 and a similar result could happen here, over three goals at odds of 1.83 could be one of the best bets going.

France -3

France will hope to use all of their star power up front and run up a big score against an inferior Icelandic team. Michael Olise, Desire Doue and Kylian Mbappe should create plenty of chances between them and backing France at -3 returns odds of 2.75 and could be one of the better bets to place in what will be a one sided contest.