Iraq vs Norway 1-4 — FIFA World Cup

FIFA World CupWorld Cup 2026

Iraq

1–4

Norway

Tue 16 Jun·16:00·Matchday 1·Group I·Neutral venue·Norway won

2Corners5
1Cards0
11Shots12
1Shots on target5
12Fouls13
14Throw-ins22
1Offsides0
10Goal kicks9
2Saves0
19Tackles15
5Interceptions2
10Dribbles5

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Period

Match statistics

Iraq and Norway match statistics, ft
Iraq	Statistic	Norway
Overview
39	Ball possession	61
0.80	Expected goals (xG)	2.52
2	Corner kicks	5
1	Yellow cards	0
12	Fouls	13
11	Total shots	12
1	Shots on target	5
1	Offsides	0
14	Throw-ins	22
10	Goal kicks	9
19	Tackles	15
10	Dribbles	5
5	Interceptions	2
2	Goalkeeper saves	0
1	Big chances	5
334	Passes	537
13	Free kicks	12
271	Accurate passes	477
Shots
8	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside box	11
3	Shots outside box	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
1	Big chances missed	2
18	Touches in penalty area	25
0	Fouled in final third	4
1	Offsides	0
Passing
14	Throw-ins	22
6	Accurate crosses	7
22	Accurate long balls	18
43	Final third entries	46
Duels
52%	Duels won (%)	48%
4	Dispossessed	7
10	Dribbles	5
42%	Ground duels (%)	31%
10%	Aerial duels (%)	17%
Defending
13%	Tackles won (%)	10%
5	Interceptions	2
20	Clearances	22
35	Ball recoveries	36
Goalkeeping
2	Saves	0
10	Goal kicks	9
-1.35	Goals prevented	-0.40
1	High claims	0
Non-penalty expected goals
0.8	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	3.0

Iraq and Norway match statistics, h1
Iraq	Statistic	Norway
Overview
40	Ball possession	60
0.74	Expected goals (xG)	1.82
2	Corner kicks	2
0	Yellow cards	0
5	Fouls	9
9	Total shots	7
1	Shots on target	3
0	Offsides	0
9	Throw-ins	8
6	Goal kicks	6
11	Tackles	6
2	Dribbles	4
2	Interceptions	0
1	Goalkeeper saves	0
1	Big chances	3
166	Passes	264
9	Free kicks	5
127	Accurate passes	230
Shots
6	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside box	6
3	Shots outside box	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
1	Big chances missed	1
0	Fouled in final third	1
0	Offsides	0
Passing
9	Throw-ins	8
3	Accurate crosses	3
14	Accurate long balls	8
27	Final third entries	21
Duels
55%	Duels won (%)	45%
2	Dispossessed	5
2	Dribbles	4
22%	Ground duels (%)	14%
10%	Aerial duels (%)	12%
Defending
7%	Tackles won (%)	3%
2	Interceptions	0
7	Clearances	16
19	Ball recoveries	20
Goalkeeping
1	Saves	0
6	Goal kicks	6
Non-penalty expected goals
0.7	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	2.1

Iraq and Norway match statistics, h2
Iraq	Statistic	Norway
Overview
38	Ball possession	62
0.06	Expected goals (xG)	0.70
0	Corner kicks	3
1	Yellow cards	0
7	Fouls	4
2	Total shots	5
0	Shots on target	2
1	Offsides	0
5	Throw-ins	14
4	Goal kicks	3
8	Tackles	9
8	Dribbles	1
3	Interceptions	2
1	Goalkeeper saves	0
0	Big chances	2
168	Passes	273
4	Free kicks	7
144	Accurate passes	247
Shots
2	Shots off target	2
0	Blocked shots	1
2	Shots inside box	5
0	Shots outside box	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Big chances missed	1
0	Fouled in final third	3
1	Offsides	0
Passing
5	Throw-ins	14
3	Accurate crosses	4
8	Accurate long balls	10
16	Final third entries	25
Duels
48%	Duels won (%)	52%
2	Dispossessed	2
8	Dribbles	1
19%	Ground duels (%)	17%
1%	Aerial duels (%)	5%
Defending
6%	Tackles won (%)	7%
3	Interceptions	2
13	Clearances	6
16	Ball recoveries	16
Goalkeeping
1	Saves	0
4	Goal kicks	3
Non-penalty expected goals
0.1	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.9

Events

75 recorded · 16 key

First half

1'Kick-off
4'FoulTorbjørn Heggem
5'Shot off targetAymen Hussein
6'FoulAlexander Sørloth
8'FoulJulian Ryerson
10'FoulAli Al-Hamadi
13'Shot off targetAli Al-Hamadi
17'FoulZaid Tahseen
19'CornerIbrahim Bayesh
20'Shot off targetErling Haaland
22'FoulZaid Ismail
24'Shot blockedAlexander Sørloth
24'FoulDavid Møller Wolfe
28'Shot off targetZaid Tahseen
29'GoalErling Haaland0–1
31'Shot blockedAlexander Sørloth
32'CornerHussein Ali
33'FoulSander Berge
35'FoulAymen Hussein
36'FoulDavid Møller Wolfe
37'Shot off targetMartin Ødegaard
37'FoulAlexander Sørloth
39'GoalAymen Hussein1–1
43'Shot on targetErling Haaland
43'GoalErling Haaland1–2
44'FoulZaid Ismail
45+1'Added time
45+1'FoulDavid Møller Wolfe
45+2'FoulErling Haaland
45+3'CornerDavid Møller Wolfe
45+3'Shot blockedIbrahim Bayesh
45+3'Shot off targetAli Al-Hamadi
45+4'Shot off targetZaid Tahseen
45+5'CornerKristoffer Ajer
45+5'Shot blockedAli Al-Hamadi
45+6'Shot off targetAkam Hashem
45+6'End of period

Second half

46'Kick-off
47'OffsideHussein Ali
49'FoulAymen Hussein
53'Shot off targetAymen Hussein
54'FoulHussein Ali
54'FoulAmir Al-Ammari
56'CornerAkam Hashem
59'SubstitutionZidane Iqbal
59'SubstitutionMarko Farji
63'Shot off targetHussein Ali
64'FoulAlexander Sørloth
66'CornerHussein Ali
73'SubstitutionAndreas Schjelderup
73'SubstitutionAhmed Qasem
73'SubstitutionMustafa Saadoon
73'SubstitutionOscar Bobb
73'SubstitutionLeo Østigård
73'SubstitutionKristian Thorstvedt
76'CornerMerchas Doski
76'GoalLeo Østigård1–3
76'Shot blockedKristian Thorstvedt
78'SubstitutionMohanad Ali
78'FoulMartin Ødegaard
79'FoulErling Haaland
81'SubstitutionPatrick Berg
82'FoulZaid Tahseen
82'Shot off targetLeo Østigård
83'Shot on targetErling Haaland
86'FoulZaid Tahseen
86'Yellow cardZaid Tahseen
90+1'Shot off targetKristian Thorstvedt
90+1'Added time
90+4'FoulJulian Ryerson
90+5'FoulMustafa Saadoon
90+6'FoulMustafa Saadoon
90+6'GoalAymen Hussein2–3
90+6'End of period
90+6'End of period

Line-ups

Iraq4-4-2

12Hassan6.3 3Ali5.6 4Tahseen5.7 5Hashem5.6 23Doski6.6 8Bayesh6.8 16Al-Ammari6.6 17Jasim6.8 24Ismail6.4 9Al-Hamadi6.8 18Hussein6.7

Bench

Norway4-4-2

1Nyland6.8 3Ajer6.7 5Wolfe7.9 17Heggem7.1 26Ryerson6.8 8Berge6.7 10Ødegaard7.4 14Aursnes6.4 20Nusa6.4 7Sørloth6.3 9Haaland7.8

Bench

Shot map

Iraq11 shots · 1 on target · 1 goals · 0.76 xG

Norway13 shots · 6 on target · 4 goals · 3.01 xG

Iraq
Norway
goal
on target
blocked
off target
dot size = expected goals

Player ratings

Iraq16 rated

6.718Aymen Hussein90′1G
6.616Amir Al-Ammari90′1A
6.623Merchas Doski90′
6.312Jalal Hassan90′
5.74Zaid Tahseen90′
5.65Akam Hashem90′
6.88Ibrahim Bayesh78′
6.817Ali Jasim73′
5.63Hussein Ali73′
6.89Ali Al-Hamadi59′
6.424Zaid Ismail59′
6.621Marko Farji31′
6.314Zidane Iqbal31′
6.811Ahmed Qasem17′
6.025Mustafa Saadoon17′
6.310Mohanad Ali12′

Norway16 rated

7.89Erling Haaland90′2G
7.117Torbjørn Heggem90′
6.826Julian Ryerson90′
6.81Ørjan Nyland90′
6.73Kristoffer Ajer90′
6.78Sander Berge90′
7.410Martin Ødegaard81′1A
7.95David Møller Wolfe73′1A
6.420Antonio Nusa73′
6.414Fredrik Aursnes73′
6.37Alexander Sørloth73′
7.24Leo Østigård17′1G
6.418Kristian Thorstvedt17′
6.321Andreas Schjelderup17′
6.322Oscar Bobb17′
6.86Patrick Berg9′

Player statistics

Iraq

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
18Aymen HusseinForward	90′	6.7	1		3	0.19	12/15	1	3/12
16Amir Al-AmmariMidfielder	90′	6.6		1			41/48	3	1/4
23Merchas DoskiDefender	90′	6.6					24/30	1	11/13	6
12Jalal HassanGoalkeeper	90′	6.3					23/30		1/1		2
4Zaid TahseenDefender	90′	5.7			2	0.11	30/38		3/8
5Akam HashemDefender	90′	5.6			1	0.03	42/52		6/10
8Ibrahim BayeshMidfielder	78′	6.8			1	0.18	15/17	1	6/12	1
17Ali JasimMidfielder	73′	6.8					14/17	2	3/6	1
3Hussein AliDefender	73′	5.6			1	0.03	13/16		1/3
9Ali Al-HamadiForward	59′	6.8			3	0.22	9/13	1	3/6	2
24Zaid IsmailMidfielder	59′	6.4					23/27		7/12	5
21Marko FarjiMidfielder	31′	6.6					4/6		2/4	1
14Zidane IqbalMidfielder	31′	6.3					17/20		2/3
11Ahmed QasemForward	17′	6.8					2/2		1/2	1
25Mustafa SaadoonDefender	17′	6.0					1/1		2/4	2
10Mohanad AliForward	12′	6.3					1/2
22Ahmed BasilGoalkeeper	—	—
15Ahmed Hasan MaknaziDefender	—	—
20Aimar SherMidfielder	—	—
13Ali YousifForward	—	—
1Fahad TalibGoalkeeper	—	—
26Frans PutrosDefender	—	—
19Kevin YakobMidfielder	—	—
6Manaf YounisDefender	—	—
2Rebin SulakaDefender	—	—
7Youssef AmynMidfielder	—	—

Norway

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl
9Erling HaalandForward	90′	7.8	2		5	1.78	4/9	1	7/9
17Torbjørn HeggemDefender	90′	7.1					80/85		3/4	1
26Julian RyersonDefender	90′	6.8					43/51	3	5/13	4
1Ørjan NylandGoalkeeper	90′	6.8					25/31
3Kristoffer AjerDefender	90′	6.7					55/64		7/10	1
8Sander BergeMidfielder	90′	6.7					78/82		3/6	1
10Martin ØdegaardMidfielder	81′	7.4		1	1	0.04	41/42	1	3/7	2
5David Møller WolfeDefender	73′	7.9		1			36/43	1	3/9	1
20Antonio NusaMidfielder	73′	6.4					16/20		6/12	1
14Fredrik AursnesMidfielder	73′	6.4					27/29		4/8	2
7Alexander SørlothForward	73′	6.3			2	0.18	12/15	1	3/11
4Leo ØstigårdDefender	17′	7.2	1		2	0.27	17/20		1/1
18Kristian ThorstvedtMidfielder	17′	6.4			2	0.16	10/10		1/3	1
21Andreas SchjelderupForward	17′	6.3					5/5	1	1/3
22Oscar BobbMidfielder	17′	6.3					18/20	1	0/2
6Patrick BergMidfielder	9′	6.8					10/11		1/2	1
13Egil SelvikGoalkeeper	—	—
15Fredrik André BjørkanDefender	—	—
25Henrik Sælebakke FalchenerDefender	—	—
23Jens Petter HaugeForward	—	—
11Jørgen Strand LarsenForward	—	—
16Marcus PedersenMidfielder	—	—
2Morten ThorsbyMidfielder	—	—
12Sander TangvikGoalkeeper	—	—
24Sondre LangåsDefender	—	—
19Thelo AasgaardMidfielder	—	—

Around this match

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