Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

Iraq 1–4 Norway: match result

Match 18 · Group Stage · Group IJune 16, 2026

Iraq1

Aymen Hussein39'
Aymen Hussein (OG)90'+6'

1–4

Norway won in normal time

Norway4

Erling Haaland29'
Erling Haaland43'
Leo Østigard76'

38.7%Possession61.3%

11Shots12

1On target5

Boston StadiumBostonFT

Attendance63,106

RefereePierre Atcho

IRQ4-4-2

NOR4-4-2

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Norway had the scoring edge

9.1%Goal conversion33.3%

02 · Territory

Norway controlled more of the ball

38.7%Possession61.3%

03 · Defensive workload

Iraq made more recorded interventions

27Saves, interceptions, clearances24

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

IRQNOR

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

11Attempts12

1On target5

2Blocked shots3

9.1%Shot accuracy41.7%

9.1%Goal conversion33.3%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

38.7%Possession61.3%

271Passes completed477

80%Pass accuracy90%

6Crosses completed7

22Long balls completed18

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

2Saves0

13Tackles won10

70%Tackle success70%

5Interceptions2

20Clearances22

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

12Fouls committed13

1Offsides0

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

2Corners5

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Erling Haaland

Assists

Amir Al-Ammari

David Møller Wolfe

MØ

Martin Ødegaard

Shots

Erling Haaland

On target

Erling Haaland

Fouls won

Merchas Doski

Saves

Jalal Hassan

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Iraq1 goals·1 cards·5 changes

Norway4 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

29'
Erling HaalandGoal
Left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner
Assist David Møller Wolfe · with a cross
39'
Aymen HusseinGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Amir Al-Ammari · Amir Al Ammari with a cross
43'
Erling HaalandGoal
Right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal
76'
Leo ØstigardGoal - Header
Leo Østigård (Norway) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal
Assist Martin Ødegaard · with a cross following a corner
86'
Zaid TahseenYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+6'
Aymen HusseinOwn Goal
Own Goal by Aymen Hussein, Iraq. Iraq 1, Norway 4

Lineup & influence

Iraq

4-4-2Graham Arnold

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Jalal Hassan

IRQ · #12 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement96%

2Saves

4Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Iraq

0W · 0D · 1L · 1–4

M18 · GroupNORL 1–4

Norway

1W · 0D · 0L · 4–1

M18 · GroupIRQW 4–1

Group I impact

Table immediately after this result

2 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts

Norway31+33

France11+23

Senegal41-20

Iraq21-30

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

Iraq vs Norway, across editions

0IRQ wins

0Draws

1NOR wins

1meetings

1–4goal balance

0knockout meetings

2026Iraq 1–4 NorwayGroup Stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

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Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.