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Iraq vs Norway: match report

Iraq hosted Norway at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday 16 June 2026, in the World Cup (round 1). Pierre Atcho is the referee.

Result and scorers

Iraq 1-4 Norway. Goals: Erling Haaland 29' for Norway; Aymen Hussein 39' for Iraq; Erling Haaland 43' for Norway; Leo Østigard 76' for Norway; Aymen Hussein 90'+6' (own goal) for Norway. Attendance: 63,106.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 29' Goal: Erling Haaland (Norway) 0-1
  • 39' Goal: Aymen Hussein (Iraq) 1-1
  • 43' Goal: Erling Haaland (Norway) 1-2
  • 76' Goal: Leo Østigard (Norway) 1-3
  • 86' Yellow card: Zaid Tahseen (Iraq)
  • 90'+6' Own goal: Aymen Hussein (Norway) 1-4
Match stats (contains the result)
38.7%Possession61.3%
11Shots12
1Shots on target5
2Corners5
12Fouls13
1Offsides0
2Saves0
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Iraq 4-4-2

Coach: Graham Arnold

  1. 12 Jalal Hassan GK
  2. 3 Hussein Ali DEF
  3. 4 Zaid Tahseen DEF
  4. 5 Akam Hashem DEF
  5. 23 Merchas Doski DEF
  6. 8 Ibrahim Bayesh MID
  7. 24 Zaid Ismael MID
  8. 16 Amir Al-Ammari MID
  9. 17 Ali Jasim FWD
  10. 18 Ayman Hussein FWD
  11. 9 Ali Al Hamadi FWD

Bench

  • 14 Zidane Iqbal MID
  • 21 Marko Lawk Farji FWD
  • 25 Mustafa Saadoun DEF
  • 11 Ahmed Qasem FWD
  • 10 Mohanad Ali FWD
  • 22 Ahmed Basil Fadhil GK
  • 1 Fahad Talib GK
  • 15 Ahmed Maknzi DEF
  • 6 Manaf Younis DEF
  • 2 Rebin Sulaka DEF
  • 20 Aimar Sher MID
  • 26 Frans Putros MID
  • 19 Kevin Yakob MID
  • 13 Ali Yousif FWD
  • 7 Youssef Amyn FWD

Norway 4-3-3

Coach: Ståle Solbakken

  1. 1 Ørjan Håskjold Nyland GK
  2. 26 Julian Ryerson MID
  3. 3 Kristoffer Ajer DEF
  4. 17 Torbjørn Heggem DEF
  5. 5 David Møller Wolfe DEF
  6. 10 Martin Ødegaard MID
  7. 8 Sander Berge MID
  8. 14 Fredrik Aursnes MID
  9. 7 Alexander Sørloth FWD
  10. 9 Erling Haaland FWD
  11. 20 Antonio Nusa FWD

Bench

  • 4 Leo Østigard DEF
  • 18 Kristian Thorstvedt MID
  • 21 Andreas Schjelderup FWD
  • 22 Oscar Bobb FWD
  • 6 Patrick Berg MID
  • 13 Egil Selvik GK
  • 12 Sander Tangvik GK
  • 15 Fredrik André Bjørkan DEF
  • 25 Henrik Falchener DEF
  • 24 Sondre Klingen Langås DEF
  • 16 Marcus Holmgren Pedersen MID
  • 2 Morten Thorsby MID
  • 19 Thelo Aasgaard MID
  • 23 Jens Petter Hauge FWD
  • 11 Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD