Group IFull time
Final · Jun 16
Goals
5 goals — watch every replay below
- 29'Erling Haaland▲ 3k
- 39'Ayman Hussein▲ 1.2k
- 43'Erling HaalandGoal of the match▲ 3.7k
- 76'Leo Østigård▲ 771
- 90+6'Kristian Thorstvedt▲ 617
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The stakes
Full time: Norway 4-1 Iraq — a Group I result now baked into the table.
- teamNorwayNorway won 4-1 to top Group I on goal difference, ahead of France.
- playerErling HaalandHaaland scored a brace on his long-awaited World Cup debut here.
- playerLeo OstigardØstigård came off the bench and headed home Norway's third three minutes later.
- playerAymen HusseinHussein scored Iraq's lone goal in this match.
- storylineMbappé vs Haaland — the heirs' duelBoth exploded on matchday 1. Mbappé scored a brace in France's 3-1 win over Senegal — his 2nd goal made him France's all-time top scorer (58). Haaland scored a brace on his World Cup debut in Norway's 4-1 win over Iraq. Norway top the group on goal difference; France 2nd. They meet June 26.
The two sides
NorwayHaaland's first-ever World Cup
Haaland's first major tournament, all debut energy and joy, the missile up top and Odegaard the metronome behind him — they put four past Iraq and look like a team with everything to prove.
IraqFirst World Cup since 1986
First World Cup since 1986 — forty years of dreaming — and their all-time top scorer found the net anyway. Watching Iraq is watching a team for whom just being here is already legend.
Who plays where
Norway
- ArsenalMartin Odegaard
- Atletico MadridAlexander Sorloth
- GenoaLeo Ostigard
- Manchester CityErling Haaland
- RB LeipzigAntonio Nusa
Iraq
- Al-KarmaAymen Hussein
- Al-Najma (on loan from Como)Ali Jasim
- Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaJalal Hassan
- Ipswich TownAli Al-Hamadi