Iraq vs Norway, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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- Referee Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
- Assistant 1 Boris Ditsoga (Gabon)
- Assistant 2 Amos Abeigne (Gabon)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Sweden 2 3 23 Japan 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Iraq Norway #36 Position #33 0 Points 3 1 Played 1 0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0 1 Scored 4 4 Conceded 1 -3 GD +3 0.00 PPG 3.00 0% Win % 100% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Iraq this season0% Clean Sheets
Norway this seasonIraq are 36th (0 pts). Norway are 33rd (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Iraq0-15–/–16-30–/131-451/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededNorway0-15–/–16-301/–31-451/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Norway kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Norway is showing some good football. However, Norway are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Norway is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' It looks surprising Norway does not make any changes. Antonio Nusa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 29.
- 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 39' What a strike from Aymen Hussein! The score is 1-1.
- 43' Sensational shot from Erling Haaland. Norway is back in the lead.
- 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hussein Ali made 369 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Iraq needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 63' Martin Odegaard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Norway winning 100% of all matches.
- 73' Norway looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Erling Haaland scoring 2 goals.
- 76' GOAL! Leo Ostigard scores on 76. Assisted by Martin Odegaard
- 81' Norway is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zaid Tahseen on 86.
- Full Time. Norway beats Iraq
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Lineups
Iraq Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Hussein Ali ↓ Mustafa Saadoun 73'
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Ibrahim Bayesh ↓ Mohanad Ali 78'
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Zaid Ismail ↓ Zidane Iqbal 59'
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Ali Al-Hamadi ↓ Marko Farji 59'
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Bench
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Mustafa Saadoun ↑ 73'
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Zidane Iqbal ↑ 59'
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Ahmed Qasem ↑ 73'
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Mohanad Ali ↑ 78'
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Marko Farji ↑ 59'
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Coach Graham ArnoldNorway Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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David Wolfe ↓ Leo Ostigard 73'
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Martin Odegaard ↓ Patrick Berg 81'
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Alexander Sorloth ↓ Oscar Bobb 73'
Bench
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Leo Ostigard ↑ 73'
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Patrick Berg ↑ 81'
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Oscar Bobb ↑ 73'
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Kristian Thorstvedt ↑ 73'
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Andreas Schjelderup ↑ 73'
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Coach Ståle Solbakken -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Erling Haaland 2 Aymen Hussein 1 Leo Ostigard 1 Head to Head
Iraq Form
Norway Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.9 Iraq xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo5 Norway xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Norway to win 76%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Norway winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.9Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 97% 3% ± 2.5 91% 9% ± 3.5 79% 21% ± 4.5 63% 37% Double Chance
Iraq or Draw 24%Draw or Norway 88%Iraq or Norway 88%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Norway win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 4 8.2%0 – 5 8%1 – 4 Actual1 – 5 7.1%0 – 3 6.8%0 – 6 6.6%1 – 3 5.9%1 – 6 5.9%0 – 7 4.7%0 – 2 4.4%1 – 7 4.3%1 – 2 3.8%Asian Handicap — Iraq
Handicap Iraq covers Push Norway covers -2.5 0% — 100% -2 0% 1% 99% -1.5 1% — 99% -1 1% 2% 98% -0.5 2% — 98% +0.5 8% — 92% +1 8% 9% 83% +1.5 17% — 83% +2 17% 15% 68% +2.5 32% — 68% Clean Sheet
Iraq keeps clean sheet 1% ✓Norway keeps clean sheet 41% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.