FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia closes Monday due to weather, France-Iraq resume play after storms

Philadelphia's FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill temporarily closed as severe weather rolled through the region Monday.

FIFA World Cup 26 Philadelphia announced the temporary closure Monday afternoon on social media. Officials said the festival will be closed for the rest of the day.

Severe storms moved into the Philadelphia region Monday afternoon, bringing damaging winds, lightning and multiple tornado warnings. The entire region was under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m.

The storms also impacted Monday's Men's World Cup match between France and Iraq at Philadelphia Stadium (Lincoln Financial Field). 

Weather briefly delayed the gate opening and thunderstorms suspended the match at halftime.

France came away with the win over Iraq to advance to the knockout stage, as Kylian Mbappé scored twice in the 3-0 win.