Iraq 1–4 Norway
World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · 16 June 2026 · Gillette Stadium, Boston.
Status: full time. Half time 1–2. Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho, Gabon.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Iraq 8%, draw 16%, Norway 76%. Pre-match odds (10Bet): 12.00 / 5.80 / 1.23.
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Goals
- 29' E. Haaland (Norway) — assist D. Wolfe
- 39' A. Hussein (Iraq) — assist A. Al Ammari
- 43' E. Haaland (Norway)
- 76' L. Ostigard (Norway) — assist M. Odegaard
- 90+6' A. Hussein (Norway) · Own Goal
Cards
- 86' Z. Tahseen (Iraq) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Iraq | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 39% | 61% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.77 | 2.53 |
| Total shots | 11 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 4 |
| Shots blocked | 2 | 3 |
| Passes | 332 | 530 |
| Accurate passes | 270 | 472 |
| Corners | 2 | 5 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls | 11 | 13 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
Iraq lineup (4-4-2)
Coach: Graham Arnold.
- Aymen Hussein — Attack, 1 goal
- Merchas Doski — Defender
- Amir Al-Ammari — Midfield
- Ahmed Qasem — Attack
- Zidane Iqbal — Midfield
- Ibrahim Bayesh — Midfield
- Ali Jasim — Attacker
- Zaid Ismail — Midfielder
- Ali Al-Hamadi — Forward
- Marko Farji — Attack
- Akam Hashem — Defender
- Mustafa Saadoon — Defender
- Mohanad Ali — Attack
- Jalal Hassan — Goalkeeper
- Hussein Ali — Defender
- Zaid Tahseen — Defender
- Ali Yousif — Attack
- Munaf Younus — Defender
- Aimar Sher — Midfield
- Frans Putros — Defender
- Ahmed Hasan Maknazi — Defender
- Rebin Sulaka — Defender
- Youssef Amyn — Attack
- Kevin Yakob — Midfield
- Fahad Talib — Goalkeeper
- Ahmed Basil — Goalkeeper
Norway lineup (4-3-3)
Coach: Stale Solbakken.
- Erling Haaland — Attack, 2 goals
- Leo Østigård — Defender, 1 goal
- David Møller Wolfe — Defender
- Martin Ødegaard — Midfield
- Sander Berge — Midfield
- Kristoffer Ajer — Defender
- Torbjørn Heggem — Defender
- Ørjan Nyland — Goalkeeper
- Julian Ryerson — Defender
- Kristian Thorstvedt — Midfield
- Fredrik Aursnes — Midfield
- Antonio Nusa — Attack
- Patrick Berg — Midfield
- Andreas Schjelderup — Attack
- Oscar Bobb — Attack
- Alexander Sørloth — Attack
- Henrik Sælebakke Falchener — Defender
- Fredrik André Bjørkan — Defender
- Marcus Pedersen — Defender
- Egil Selvik — Goalkeeper
- Sondre Langås — Defender
- Thelo Aasgaard — Midfield
- Jørgen Strand Larsen — Attack
- Sander Tangvik — Goalkeeper
- Morten Thorsby — Midfield
- Jens Petter Hauge — Attack
Iraq — recent form
- Iraq 0–2 Venezuela · 2026-06-10
- Spain 1–1 Iraq · 2026-06-04
- Iraq 1–0 Andorra · 2026-05-29
- Iraq 2–1 Bolivia · 2026-04-01
- Jordan 1–0 Iraq · 2025-12-12
- Algeria 2–0 Iraq · 2025-12-09
- Sudan 0–2 Iraq · 2025-12-06
- Iraq 2–1 Bahrain · 2025-12-03
Norway — recent form
- Morocco 1–1 Norway · 2026-06-07
- Norway 3–1 Sweden · 2026-06-01
- Norway 0–0 Switzerland · 2026-03-31
- Netherlands 2–1 Norway · 2026-03-27
- Italy 1–4 Norway · 2025-11-16
- Norway 4–1 Estonia · 2025-11-13
- Norway 1–1 New Zealand · 2025-10-14
- Norway 5–0 Israel · 2025-10-11
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Norway | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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