Norway 4-1 Iraq: Haaland Scores Twice as Vikings Begin World Cup Campaign in Style

In the opening round of the FIFA World Cup group stage, Iraq faced Norway. In the first half, Erling Haaland opened the scoring, but Aymen Hussein equalized for Iraq. Haaland then struck again to complete his brace and restore Norway's lead. In the second half, Leo Østigård came off the bench and found the net. Deep into stoppage time, Aymen Hussein unfortunately scored an own goal. In the end, Norway secured a convincing 4-1 victory over Iraq, earning their first win of the World Cup.




29' Erling Haaland opened the scoring with a close-range sliding finish, netting his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal as Norway took a 1-0 lead over Iraq.


39' Iraq delivered a cross from the byline, and Aymen Hussein rose highest to head home the equalizer, making it 1-1 between Iraq and Norway.

43' Haaland grabbed his second goal of the match! A costly mistake by the Iraqi goalkeeper gifted the ball to the Norwegian striker, who gratefully accepted the present to put Norway 2-1 ahead.

76' Martin Ødegaard delivered a corner kick, and Leo Østigård powered home a header to extend Norway's lead to 3-1!

90+6' Haaland flicked on a header inside the box, and Aymen Hussein unfortunately turned the ball into his own net. Norway made it 4-1 in the dying moments!