IraqIraq vs Norway — World Cup
1-4
NorwayGillette Stadium, Boston
Going into the match, Iraq had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Norway had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.9.
Match report
Home form going in: Iraq
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (W W D L D). 1.2 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs United Arab Emirates · 5 Sept 2017
- W 1-2 at Thailand · 31 Aug 2017
- D 1-1 vs Japan · 13 Jun 2017
- L 1-0 at Saudi Arabia · 29 Mar 2017
- D 1-1 vs Australia · 23 Mar 2017
- L 2-0 at United Arab Emirates · 15 Nov 2016
Away form going in: Norway
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W W L W D). 1.9 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Northern Ireland · 9 Oct 2017
- W 0-8 at San Marino · 6 Oct 2017
- L 6-0 at Germany · 5 Sept 2017
- W 2-0 vs Azerbaijan · 2 Sept 2017
- D 1-1 vs Czech Republic · 11 Jun 2017
- L 2-0 at Northern Ireland · 27 Mar 2017
How it unfolded
- 29' Normal Goal — E. Haaland (Norway)
- 39' Normal Goal — A. Hussein (Iraq)
- 43' Normal Goal — E. Haaland (Norway)
- 76' Normal Goal — L. Ostigard (Norway)
- 90' Own Goal — A. Hussein (Norway)
Match statistics
| Iraq | Metric | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 4 |
| 39 | Ball possession | 61 |
| 0.8 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.52 |
| 11 | Total shots | 12 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 11 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 334 | Total passes | 537 |
| 271 | Accurate passes | 477 |
| 81 | Pass accuracy | 89 |
| 9 | Key passes | 9 |
| 100 | Duels | 100 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |