Erling Haaland scored twice in the first half as Norway defeated Iraq 4–1 in their World Cup 2026 Group Stage opener on Tuesday, 16 June 2026. The match, played on Matchday 1 with a 22:00 UTC kickoff, saw Haaland open the scoring in the 29th minute from a David Møller Wolfe assist. Aymen Hussein equalised for Iraq in the 39th minute with help from Amir Al-Ammari, but Haaland restored Norway’s lead just four minutes later, in the 43rd minute, to make it...

Iraq and Norway open their World Cup campaigns against each other on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, in a Group Stage fixture on Matchday 1. This is the first match of the tournament for both nations, and the result will set the tone for their group ambitions. With two more group games to follow, neither side faces elimination here, but three points would provide a powerful platform for qualification to the knockout rounds. No meetings between Iraq and Norway are recorded in the database covering the pas...