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Iraq vs Norway Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 1
FT1–4
Tuesday 16 June 2026  ·  22:00 UTC  ·  Gillette Stadium, Boston

Match Report

Match Events ?
29'Erling Haaland (David Møller Wolfe)Norway
39'Aymen Hussein (Amir Al-Ammari)Iraq
43'Erling Haaland Norway
76'Leo Østigård (Martin Ødegaard)Norway
86'🟨Zaid Tahseen Iraq
90'⚽ OGAymen Hussein Norway
Match Statistics ?
Iraq
Norway
39%
Possession
61%
1
Shots on Target
5
11
Total Shots
12
2
Corners
5
12
Fouls
13
0.80
xG
2.52
Player Ratings ?
Iraq
7.2Aymen HusseinF
6.9Merchas DoskiD
6.9Amir Al-AmmariM
Norway
8.2Erling HaalandF
7.7David Møller WolfeD
7.3Martin ØdegaardM
Starting Lineups ?
Iraq · 4-4-2
12GJalal Hassan
3DHussein Ali
4DZaid Tahseen
5DAkam Hashem
23DMerchas Doski
8MIbrahim Bayesh
24MZaid Ismail
16MAmir Al-Ammari
17MAli Jasim
18FAymen Hussein
9FAli Al-Hamadi
Norway · 4-4-2
1GØrjan Nyland
26DJulian Ryerson
3DKristoffer Ajer
17DTorbjørn Heggem
5DDavid Møller Wolfe
10MMartin Ødegaard
8MSander Berge
14MFredrik Aursnes
20MAntonio Nusa
7FAlexander Sørloth
9FErling Haaland

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Iraq 22%Draw 26%Norway 52%
xG: 0.92Expected goalsxG: 1.53

Iraq vs Norway looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Norway stronger
Iraq: 1400 (#38)  ·  Norway: 1501 (#25)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Iraq
Norway
#4
Position ?
#2
0
Points ?
6
0W 0D 3L
Record ?
2W 0D 1L
1
Goals For ?
8
12
Goals Against ?
7
-11
Goal Diff
+1
#57
FIFA Rank ?
#31
0.0%
Win Prob ?
0.4%
L L L
Form ?
L W W L W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Iraq averaging 4.3 goals/game, Norway averaging 5.0. Combined 4.7 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Iraq and Norway both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

Injuries & Absences

Iraq — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Norway — Injuries
M. Pedersen
M. Pedersen
Injury
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