The Iraq national football team is set to face Norway in the FIFA World Cup 2026, under the management of Australian coach Graham Arnold. The Iraqi team is part of Group 9 in the FIFA World Cup 2026, along with the teams of France, Senegal, and Norway. This is the second participation of the Iraqi team in the World Cup, specifically after the 1986 edition, and the team is seeking to achieve its first win in the World Cup. The Iraqi team qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 through the international playoffs, particularly at the expense of its Bolivian opponent with two goals against one goal, in the match that took place on Mexican soil. The lineup of the Iraqi team against Norway includes goalkeeper Jalal Hassan, defenders Hussein Ali, Zaid Tahsin, Rebin Sulaka, and Merchas Duski, midfielders Amer Al-Amari, Zidan Iqbal, and Ibrahim Bayesh, and forwards Ali Jassim, Ali Al-Hamadi, and Ayman Hussein. The Norwegian lineup against Iraq includes goalkeeper Orjan Nyland, defenders Julian Ryerson, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjorn Hegheim, and David Muller Wolf, midfielders Martin Odegaard, Sander Berge, and Fredrik Aursnes, and forwards Alexander Sorloth, Erling Haaland, and Antonio Nusa.