REYKJAVIK: France’s perfect record in their World Cup qualifying campaign ended when they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Iceland in Group D on Monday.
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored his first goal for Les Bleus to put them 2-1 ahead on his second cap after Christopher Nkunku had equalised for the visitors following Victor Palsson’s opener but Kristian Hlynsson salvaged a point for Iceland.
France remain top with 10 points from four games, three ahead of Ukraine, who beat Azerbaijan 2-1 on Monday.
Les Bleus face Ukraine in Paris on Nov 13 in what could prove a decisive fixture in the race to qualify for next year’s World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.