The Iraq national football team lost to Norway 3-1 in the FIFA World Cup 2026. The match was played at the Boston stadium, with Erling Haaland opening the scoring for Norway in the 29th minute. Aymen Hussein equalized for Iraq in the 39th minute, but Haaland scored again in the 43rd minute to put Norway back in the lead. In the 77th minute, Thilo Asgaard scored the third goal for Norway, securing a 3-1 win. The Iraq team lineup included Jalal Hassan in goal, Mirchas Dowski, Zaid Tahsin, and Akam Hashim in defense, Ibrahim Bayesh, Amer Al-Amari, Zaid Ismail, and Hussein Ali in midfield, and Aymen Hussein, Ali Al-Hamadi, and Ali Jassim in attack. The Norway team lineup included Orian Nyland in goal, Kristoffer Ajer, David Moller Wolf, and Torbjorn Hegheim in defense, Antonio Nusa, Sander Berg, Martin Odegaard, Fredrik Aursnes, and Julian Ryerson in midfield, and Alexander Sorloth and Erling Haaland in attack. Aymen Hussein stated that the team will work on correcting mistakes before the next match. Ibrahim Bayesh added that the team will learn from the loss and work on improving performance in upcoming matches.