Iraq 1–4 Norway · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Group I · Match 400021488

Iraq

—

Norway

Boston Stadium

16 June 2026 · 22:00 UTC

Attendance 63,106

Group I · Norway Win

FIFA — Prolific forward struck either side of Aymen Hussein’s leveller, with Leo Ostigard also on target, to help Norway to a third World Cup win.
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    Haaland brace helps guide Norway past Iraq — Prolific forward struck either side of Aymen Hussein’s leveller, with Leo Ostigard also on target, to help Norway to a third World Cup win. 
  

Match Goals

Iraq 1–4 Norway

Goal positions — Iraq attacks right

Iraq

Goal AYMEN HUSSEIN

39' · Regular goal

Norway

Goal Erling HAALAND

29' · Regular goal

Goal Erling HAALAND

43' · Regular goal

Goal Leo OSTIGARD

76' · Regular goal

Goal AYMEN HUSSEIN

90' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

29'

Goal Erling HAALAND

Norway

39'

Goal AYMEN HUSSEIN

Iraq

43'

Goal Erling HAALAND

Norway

59'

Sub Iraq

↑ MARKO FARJI ↓ ALI ALHAMADI

59'

Sub Iraq

↑ ZIDANE IQBAL ↓ ZAID ISMAEL

73'

Sub Iraq

↑ MUSTAFA SAADOON ↓ Hussein Ali

73'

Sub Iraq

↑ AHMED QASEM ↓ ALI JASIM

73'

Sub Norway

↑ Andreas SCHJELDERUP ↓ Antonio NUSA

73'

Sub Norway

↑ Leo OSTIGARD ↓ David MOLLER WOLFE

73'

Sub Norway

↑ Oscar BOBB ↓ Alexander SORLOTH

73'

Sub Norway

↑ Kristian Thorstvedt ↓ Fredrik AURSNES

76'

Goal Leo OSTIGARD

Norway

78'

Sub Iraq

↑ MOHANAD ALI ↓ IBRAHIM BAYESH

81'

Sub Norway

↑ Patrick BERG ↓ Martin ODEGAARD

86'

Yellow Card ZAID TAHSEEN

Iraq

90'

Goal AYMEN HUSSEIN

Norway

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

Iraq

Possession34.7%

Passes347

Pass Accuracy82.4%

Shots11

Shots on Target1

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Defensive Pressures288

Forced Turnovers42

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)8 / 2

Norway

Possession57.2%

Passes548

Pass Accuracy90.0%

Shots11

Shots on Target5

Corners5

Yellow Cards0

Offsides0

Defensive Pressures173

Forced Turnovers31

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)12 / 5

Comparative

IRQ 34.7%PossessionNOR 57.2%

IRQ 347PassesNOR 548

IRQ 11ShotsNOR 11

IRQ 1Shots on TargetNOR 5

IRQ 288Def. PressuresNOR 173

IRQ 6Counter-PressNOR 13

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

Iraq · 4-4-2

High Press

6.4

Counter-Press

5.7

Mid Block

34.2

Low Block

15.6

Att. Transition

21.7

Final Third

9.4

High Block

7.4

Turnovers

42.0

Norway · 4-4-2

High Press

12.1

Counter-Press

13.4

Mid Block

19.4

Low Block

10.8

Att. Transition

7.5

Final Third

10.7

High Block

6.2

Turnovers

31.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

Iraq — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 5.72 / 20)

High Press (score: 6.41 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 34.16 / 50)

Low Block (score: 15.63 / 50)

Mid Press

Norway — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 13.44 / 20)

High Press (score: 12.13 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 19.41 / 50)

Low Block (score: 10.81 / 50)

High Counter-Press

Iraq Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Starting XI

Iraq · 4-4-2 · Coach: Graham James Arnold

Norway · 4-4-2 · Coach: Ståle Solbakken

Squads

Match squads

Iraq — Squad

#	Player
1	FAHAD TALIB
2	REBIN SULAKA
3	Hussein Ali ↓73'
4	ZAID TAHSEEN 🟨86'
5	AKAM HASHIM
6	MUNAF YOUNUS
7	YOUSSEF AMYN
8	IBRAHIM BAYESH ↓78'
9	ALI ALHAMADI ↓59'
10	MOHANAD ALI ↑78'
11	AHMED QASEM ↑73'
12	JALAL HASSAN
13	ALI YOUSIF
14	ZIDANE IQBAL ↑59'
15	AHMED MAKNAZI
16	AMIR ALAMMARI
17	ALI JASIM ↓73'
18	AYMEN HUSSEIN ⚽39'
19	KEVIN YAKOB
20	AIMAR SHER
21	MARKO FARJI ↑59'
22	AHMED BASIL
23	MERCHAS DOSKI
24	ZAID ISMAEL ↓59'
25	MUSTAFA SAADOON ↑73'
26	FRANS PUTROS

Norway — Squad

#	Player
1	Orjan NYLAND
2	Morten Thorsby
3	Kristoffer AJER
4	Leo OSTIGARD ⚽76' · ↑73'
5	David MOLLER WOLFE ↓73'
6	Patrick BERG ↑81'
7	Alexander SORLOTH ↓73'
8	Sander BERGE
9	Erling HAALAND ⚽29' · ⚽43'
10	Martin ODEGAARD ↓81'
11	Jorgen STRAND LARSEN
12	Sander TANGVIK
13	Egil SELVIK
14	Fredrik AURSNES ↓73'
15	Fredrik Andre BJORKAN
16	Marcus HOLMGREN PEDERSEN
17	Torbjorn HEGGEM
18	Kristian Thorstvedt ↑73'
19	Thelo AASGAARD
20	Antonio NUSA ↓73'
21	Andreas SCHJELDERUP ↑73'
22	Oscar BOBB ↑73'
23	Jens Petter HAUGE
24	Sondre LANGAS
25	Henrik FALCHENER
26	Julian RYERSON

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

Iraq — Final Stats

Possession34.7%

Passes / Completed347 / 286

Pass Accuracy82.4%

Shots / On Target11 / 1

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Def. Pressures288

Forced Turnovers42

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)8 / 2

Counter-Press Score5.72

Norway — Final Stats

Possession57.2%

Passes / Completed548 / 493

Pass Accuracy90.0%

Shots / On Target11 / 5

Corners5

Yellow Cards0

Offsides0

Def. Pressures173

Forced Turnovers31

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)12 / 5

Counter-Press Score13.44

Head-to-Head Comparison

IRQ 34.7%PossessionNOR 57.2%

IRQ 347PassesNOR 548

IRQ 11ShotsNOR 11

IRQ 1Shots on TargetNOR 5

IRQ 288Def. PressuresNOR 173

IRQ 6Counter-PressNOR 13

Distance & Speed Comparison

IRQ 112,426Total Distance (m)NOR 117,689

IRQ 257Total SprintsNOR 231

IRQ 33.2Max Top Speed (km/h)NOR 36.5

IRQ 30.0Avg Top Speed (km/h)NOR 29.2

Iraq — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
AMIR ALAMMARI	11,207	47	38	30.2	🎯
MERCHAS DOSKI	10,501	42	37	30.9
ZAID TAHSEEN	10,005	35	27	31.9	YC
AYMEN HUSSEIN	9,971	12	40	29.7	⚽ 3 shots
AKAM HASHIM	9,235	53	28	31.4
IBRAHIM BAYESH	8,644	22	—	31.5
ALI JASIM	8,512	16	—	28.6
Hussein Ali	8,172	20	—	31.5

Norway — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Sander BERGE	11,782	80	38	28.4
Torbjorn HEGGEM	10,846	87	33	31.0
Julian RYERSON	10,712	61	37	30.2
Martin ODEGAARD	10,496	44	—	30.0	🎯
Kristoffer AJER	10,260	63	25	31.8
Fredrik AURSNES	9,763	34	—	30.2
Erling HAALAND	9,597	8	43	36.5	⚽ 4 shots
Alexander SORLOTH	8,688	15	—	32.8

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021488" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

Iraq vs Norway — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021488" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021488" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021488" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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