The Iraq national football team lost to Norway in the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a score of 4-1, in a match that took place in the group stage. Aymen Hussein scored an own goal in his team's net, adding to the difficulty of the task for the Iraqi players. The win was Norway's first in the tournament, while the Iraqi team remains without points after the first match. The Iraqi team will meet France in the second round, which won its first match against Senegal. It's worth noting that the Iraqi team is playing in Group 9, alongside Norway, Senegal, and France. Aymen Hussein became the first player to score an own goal in the FIFA World Cup 2026, along with Jordanian player Yazen Arab, who scored an own goal in his team's net during a 3-1 loss to Austria.