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The main favorites disappointed: Iraq defeated Spain, Ivory Coast shocked the French

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The top two favorites to win the upcoming World Cup, Spain and France, disappointed their fans with both their performance and results in their warm-up matches.

The "Red Fury" drew with Iraq (1:1) in La Coruna.

Luis de la Fuente's team, who could not count on Pedri and Lamino Jamal, took the lead in the 16th minute. Ferran Torres scored after an assist from his Barcelona teammate, Dani Olmo.

Iračani su poravnali samo desetak minuta kasnije, kada je Merhas Doski majstorski pogodio iskosa sa lijeve strane, mada gol ide i na dušu Đoana Garsije koji je bio loše postavljen.

Spain will have their first match in five days against Peru, and at the World Cup they will play in a group with Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde.

On the other hand, Iraq is placed in Group I along with France, Senegal and Norway.

France lost to Ivory Coast in Nantes (2:1).

The current world vice-champion took the lead in the 45th minute with a goal from Ryan Sherki.

The African team equalized in the eighth minute of extra time through Guela Due.

The complete turnaround was orchestrated by Manchester United striker Amad Diallo in the 84th minute, assisted by the scorer of the equalizer.

Ivory Coast will play in a group at the World Cup with Germany, Ecuador and Curacao.

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