Iraq and Norway face each other this Tuesday (16) in Group I, in the first round of the 2026 World Cup. The game takes place at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, United States.
Iraq returns to football’s main competition after exactly 40 years of absence (the country’s only participation was in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico). The team’s top scorer and reference is center forward Aymen Hussein (Al-Karma).
Norway arrives in North America with great expectations, ending a bitter 28-year drought without playing in a World Cup (the last appearance was in 1998, in France). The team’s greatest asset under the command of coach Ståle Solbakken is its overwhelming attack. The team has an eye for goal from star Erling Haaland (Manchester City), who scored 38 goals this season.
