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Erling Haaland scored his first World Cup goals with a brace as Norway started their campaign with a 4-1 win over Iraq in Boston.
Iraq 1-4 Norway was the final score on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (FIFA World Cup).
On the scoresheet: Erling Haaland (29'), Aymen Hussein (39'), Erling Haaland (43'), Leo Østigard (76'), Aymen Hussein (90', o.g.).
Possession finished 39% for Iraq and 61% for Norway. In all, 1 yellow card and 0 red cards were shown.
Form & head-to-head
Iraq — last 2
Norway — last 1
Timeline
16- 29′Erling Haaland
- 39′Aymen Hussein
- 43′Erling Haaland
- 59'Zidane Iqbal↓ Zaid Ismael
- 59'Marko Farji↓ Ali Al Hamadi
- 73'Andreas Schjelderup↓ Antonio Nusa
- 73'Kristian Thorstvedt↓ Fredrik Aursnes
- 73'Oscar Bobb↓ Alexander Sørloth
- 73'Leo Østigård↓ David Møller Wolfe because of an injury
- 73'Mustafa Saadoon↓ Hussein Ali
- 73'Ahmed Qasem↓ Ali Jasim because of an injury
- 76′Leo Østigard
- 78'Mohanad Ali↓ Ibrahim Bayesh
- 81'Patrick Berg↓ Martin Ødegaard
- 86'Zaid Tahseen
- 90′Aymen Hussein
Stats
IraqvsNorway
38.7%Possession61.3%
11Shots12
1On Target5
2Blocked Shots3
2Corners5
1Offsides0
12Fouls13
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Saves0
271Accurate Passes477
13Tackles10
5Interceptions2
20Clearances22
Win probability
Pre-match odds
Iraq 7%Draw 15%Norway 78%
Lineups
IraqStarting XI
- 1Jalal HassanIraq
- 2Akam HashimIraq
- 3Zaid TahseenIraq
- 4Merchas DoskiIraq
- 5Hussein AliIraq
- 6Amir Al-AmmariIraq
- 7Zaid IsmaelIraq
- 8Ali JasimIraq
- 9Ibrahim BayeshIraq
- 10Ali Al-HamadiIraq
- 11Aymen HusseinIraq
Substitutes
- Frans Putros
- Mustafa Saadoon
- Munaf Younus
- Ahmed Basil
- Rebin Sulaka
- Ahmed Qasim
- Youssef Amyn
NorwayStarting XI
- 1Ørjan NylandNorway
- 2Torbjørn HeggemNorway
- 3Kristoffer AjerNorway
- 4David Møller WolfeNorway
- 5Julian RyersonNorway
- 6Fredrik AursnesNorway
- 7Sander BergeNorway
- 8Antonio NusaNorway
- 9Martin ØdegaardNorway
- 10Erling HaalandNorway
- 11Alexander SørlothNorway
Substitutes
- Morten Thorsby
- Sondre Langas
- Oscar Bobb
- Henrik Falchener
- Kristian Thorstvedt
- Leo Østigard
- Andreas Schjelderup