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Iraq vs Norway — FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage

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Iraq
1–4
Match Finished
Norway
🗓 Wednesday 17 June 2026 📍 Gillette Stadium, Boston 🧑‍⚖️ Pierre Ghislain Atcho, Gabon

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Result: Norway won · Held ✓ · RPS 0.022

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Match recap

Norway beat Iraq 4–1.

Scorers — Iraq: Aymen Hussein 39', 96' (OG) · Norway: Erling Haaland 29', 43', Leo Østigård 76'

Possession: Iraq 39% – Norway 61%.

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Timeline

  1. OWN GOALNorway90+6'
    Iraq1–4Norway
    A

    Aymen HusseinSTOG

    Norway

  2. YELLOW CARDIraq86'
    Z

    Zaid TahseenCB

    Iraq

  3. SUBSTITUTIONNorway81'
    PPatrick BergRMMartin ØdegaardM
  4. SUBSTITUTIONIraq78'
    MMohanad AliRMIbrahim BayeshI
  5. GOALNorway76'
    Iraq1–3Norway
    L

    Leo Østigård

    Norway · assist: Martin Ødegaard

  6. SUBSTITUTIONNorway73'
    AAndreas SchjelderupLMAntonio NusaA
  7. SUBSTITUTIONNorway73'
    KKristian ThorstvedtCMFredrik AursnesF
  8. SUBSTITUTIONNorway73'
    OOscar BobbSTAlexander SørlothA
  9. SUBSTITUTIONNorway73'
    LLeo ØstigårdLBDavid Møller WolfeD
  10. SUBSTITUTIONIraq73'
    MMustafa SaadoonRBHussein AliH
  11. SUBSTITUTIONIraq73'
    AAhmed QasemLMAli JasimA
  12. SUBSTITUTIONIraq59'
    ZZidane IqbalCMZaid IsmailZ
  13. SUBSTITUTIONIraq59'
    MMarko FarjiSTAli Al-HamadiA
  14. GOALNorway43'
    Iraq1–2Norway
    E

    Erling HaalandST

    Norway

  15. GOALIraq39'
    Iraq1–1Norway
    A

    Aymen HusseinST

    Iraq · assist: Amir Al-Ammari

  16. GOALNorway29'
    Iraq0–1Norway
    E

    Erling HaalandST

    Norway · assist: David Møller Wolfe

Match stats

39%Ball Possession61%
0.80Expected goals (xG)2.52
11Total Shots12
1Shots on Goal5
2Corner Kicks5
1Offsides0
12Fouls13
1Yellow Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves0

Lineups

E
Player of the match Erling Haaland Norway
8.2
Iraq4-4-2
126.2HassanGK
236.9DoskiLB
56.0HashemCB
45.2TahseenCB
36.0AliRB
176.7JasimLM
166.9Al-AmmariCM
246.6IsmailCM
86.7BayeshRM
96.7Al-HamadiST
187.2HusseinST
Norway4-4-2
16.7NylandGK
57.7Møller WolfeLB
176.9HeggemCB
37.2AjerCB
266.7RyersonRB
206.6NusaLM
146.6AursnesCM
87.2BergeCM
107.3ØdegaardRM
9★8.2HaalandST
76.2SørlothST
Iraq4-4-2

Substitutes

  • MMarko Farji#2159'6.2
  • ZZidane Iqbal#1459'6.3
  • MMustafa Saadoon#2573'6.3
  • AAhmed Qasem#1173'6.7
  • MMohanad Ali#1078'6.3
  • AAhmed Basil#22
  • FFahad Talib#1
  • RRebin Sulaka#2
  • FFrans Putros#26
  • AAhmed Hasan Maknazi#15
  • MMunaf Younus#6
  • YYoussef Amyn#7
  • KKevin Yakob#19
  • AAimar Sher#20
  • AAli Yousif#13
GCoachGraham Arnold
Norway4-4-2

Substitutes

  • LLeo Østigård#473'7.3
  • AAndreas Schjelderup#2173'6.3
  • OOscar Bobb#2273'6.3
  • KKristian Thorstvedt#1873'6.6
  • PPatrick Berg#681'6.7
  • SSander Tangvik#12
  • EEgil Selvik#13
  • HHenrik Sælebakke Falchener#25
  • FFredrik André Bjørkan#15
  • SSondre Langås#24
  • TThelo Aasgaard#19
  • MMorten Thorsby#2
  • MMarcus Pedersen#16
  • JJørgen Strand Larsen#11
  • JJens Petter Hauge#23
SCoachStale Solbakken
Goal Yellow card Red card Subbed off Player of the match Own goal