World Cup · Matchweek 1 · Jun 17

Iraq - Norway

Norway won 4-1 away at Iraq in World Cup (Matchweek 1). Goals: A. Hussein 39'; E. Haaland 29', 43'; L. Ostigard 76'.

IraqHOME

1 - 4

NorwayAWAY

A. Hussein 39'

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E. Haaland 29', 43'L. Ostigard 76'A. Hussein (OG) 90+6'

🏟 Gillette Stadium Boston 👤 Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho, Gabon

Key events

29' ⚽ E. Haaland(0 - 1) · Assist: D. Wolfe Norway

39' ⚽ A. Hussein(1 - 1) · Assist: A. Al Ammari Iraq

43' ⚽ E. Haaland(1 - 2) Norway

76' ⚽ L. Ostigard(1 - 3) · Assist: M. Odegaard Norway

86' 🟨 Z. TahseenYellow card Iraq

90+6' ⚽ A. Hussein (OG)(1 - 4) Norway

Quick stats

%39 Possession %61

11 Total shots 12

1 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 4

2 Blocked shots 3

8 Shots inside box 11

3 Shots outside box 1

2 Saves 0

Match timeline

First half

29'

⚽E. Haaland(0 - 1) · Assist: D. Wolfe

A. Hussein(1 - 1) · Assist: A. Al Ammari⚽

39'

43'

⚽E. Haaland(1 - 2)

HT 1 - 2

Z. Ismaeel ↔ Z. IqbalSubstitution🔁

59'

A. Al Hamadi ↔ M. FarjiSubstitution🔁

59'

73'

🔁A. Nusa ↔ A. SchjelderupSubstitution

73'

🔁F. Aursnes ↔ K. ThorstvedtSubstitution

73'

🔁D. Wolfe ↔ L. OstigardSubstitution

73'

🔁A. Sorloth ↔ O. BobbSubstitution

H. Ali ↔ M. SaadoonSubstitution🔁

73'

A. Jasim ↔ A. QasemSubstitution🔁

73'

76'

⚽L. Ostigard(1 - 3) · Assist: M. Odegaard

I. Bayesh ↔ MemeSubstitution🔁

78'

81'

🔁M. Odegaard ↔ P. BergSubstitution

Z. TahseenYellow card🟨

86'

90+6'

⚽A. Hussein (OG)(1 - 4)

FT 1 - 4

Match statsIraq · Norway

Key stats

%39 Possession %61

Shots

11 Total shots 12

1 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 4

2 Blocked shots 3

8 Shots inside box 11

3 Shots outside box 1

2 Saves 0

Attacking

0 Attacks 0

0 Dangerous attacks 0

Passing

332 Total passes 530

270 Accurate passes 472

%81 Pass accuracy %89

Set pieces & discipline

2 Corners 5

1 Offsides 0

11 Fouls 13

Cards

1 Yellow cards 0

By half

1 1st-half goals 2

0 2nd-half goals 2

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsIraq 4-4-2Norway 4-3-3

Hassan 23

Doski 5

Hashem 4

Tahseen 3

Ali 17

Jasim 24

Ismail 16

Al-Ammari 8

Bayesh 9

Al-Hamadi 18

Hussein 1

Nyland 5

Wolfe 17

Heggem 3

Ajer 26

Ryerson 14

Aursnes 8

Berge 10

Ødegaard 20

Nusa 9

Haaland 7

Sørloth

Iraq · Bench

14Zidane Iqbal14

11Ahmed Qasem11

21Marko Farji21

7Youssef Amyn7

6Munaf Younus6

25Mustafa Saadoon25

19Kevin Yakob19

20Aimar Sher20

10Mohanad Ali10

Coach: Graham Arnold

Norway · Bench

12Sander Tangvik12

23Jens Petter Hauge23

11Jørgen Strand Larsen11

18Kristian Thorstvedt18

22Oscar Bobb22

6Patrick Berg6

16Marcus Pedersen16

2Morten Thorsby2

19Thelo Aasgaard19

Coach: Stale Solbakken

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Norway dominated the ball61% possession

Norway took more shots on target5 - 1

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

IraqNorway

Goals 1.00.0 +1.0

Shots 11.05.0 +6.0

On target 1.00.5 +0.5

Possession %39%38 +1.0

Corners 2.02.5 -0.5

Cards 1.02.0 -1.0

Conceded 4.04.0

this matchseason average · 2 matches

Goals 4.02.0 +2.0

Shots 12.010.2 +1.8

On target 5.05.0

Possession %61%52 +9.2

Corners 5.04.2 +0.8

Conceded 1.02.0 -1.0

this matchseason average · 4 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Erling Haaland 8.20

Iraq6.60Norway7.00

Starting XI

18 Aymen Hussein F · 95' 7.50

Goals1On target1/3Key pass1Duels won3/12Fouls won1Fouls2Passes15 · %12

23 Merchas Doski D · 95' 7.20

Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles6Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won11/14Fouls won4Passes30 · %24

16 Amir Al-Ammari M · 95' 7.00

Assist1Key pass3Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes48 · %41

17 Ali Jasim M · 73' 6.70

Key pass2Dribbles2/4Tackles1Duels won3/6Passes17 · %14

8 Ibrahim Bayesh M · 78' 6.70

Key pass1Dribbles1/4Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won6/12Fouls won2Passes16 · %15

24 Zaid Ismail M · 59' 6.60

Tackles5Duels won7/12Fouls2Passes27 · %23

9 Ali Al-Hamadi F · 59' 6.60

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes13 · %9

5 Akam Hashem D · 95' 6.30

Dribbles3/3Blocks1Duels won6/10Fouls won2Passes52 · %42

12 Jalal Hassan G · 95' · K 6.30

Saves2Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes30 · %23

3 Hussein Ali D · 73' 6.00

Interceptions1Duels won1/3Fouls1Offside1Passes16 · %13

4 Zaid Tahseen D · 95' 5.70

Blocks1Duels won3/7Fouls won2Fouls3Passes38 · %30

Substitutes

11 Ahmed Qasem F · 22' 6.70

Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes2 · %2

14 Zidane Iqbal M · 36' 6.70

Dribbles2/3Duels won2/3Passes20 · %17

21 Marko Farji M · 36' 6.50

Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes6 · %4

10 Mohanad Ali F · 17' 6.30

Passes1

25 Mustafa Saadoon D · 22' 6.30

Tackles2Duels won2/3Fouls1Passes1 · %1

Unused: Ahmed BasilFahad TalibRebin SulakaFrans PutrosAhmed Hasan MaknaziMunaf YounusYoussef AmynKevin YakobAimar SherAli Yousif

Starting XI

9 Erling Haaland F · 95' 8.20

Goals2On target4/5Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won5/7Fouls won2Fouls2Passes8 · %4

5 David Møller Wolfe D · 73' 7.70

Assist1Key pass1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won3/9Fouls won1Fouls3Passes43 · %36

10 Martin Ødegaard M · 81' · K 7.30

Assist1Key pass1Tackles2Duels won3/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes42 · %41

8 Sander Berge M · 95' 7.20

Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes82 · %78

3 Kristoffer Ajer D · 95' 6.90

Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won6/9Fouls won1Passes65 · %56

17 Torbjørn Heggem D · 95' 6.90

Tackles1Duels won3/4Fouls1Passes84 · %79

26 Julian Ryerson D · 95' 6.70

Key pass3Dribbles1/3Tackles4Duels won5/13Fouls2Passes49 · %41

1 Ørjan Nyland G · 95' 6.70

Passes30 · %25

14 Fredrik Aursnes M · 73' 6.60

Tackles2Duels won4/8Passes29 · %27

20 Antonio Nusa M · 73' 6.60

Dribbles2/5Tackles1Duels won6/12Fouls won2Passes20 · %16

7 Alexander Sørloth F · 73' 6.20

Key pass1Duels won3/11Fouls won1Fouls3Passes15 · %12

Substitutes

4 Leo Østigård D · 22' 7.50

Goals1On target1/2Duels won1/1Passes20 · %17

18 Kristian Thorstvedt M · 22' 6.70

Tackles1Duels won1/3Passes10 · %10

6 Patrick Berg M · 14' 6.50

Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes9 · %8

21 Andreas Schjelderup F · 22' 6.50

Key pass1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes5 · %5

22 Oscar Bobb M · 22' 6.30

Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/3Passes19 · %17

Unused: Henrik Sælebakke FalchenerSander TangvikEgil SelvikFredrik André BjørkanSondre LangåsThelo AasgaardMorten ThorsbyMarcus PedersenJørgen Strand LarsenJens Petter Hauge

Win probabilityModel: 1 (%54) ✗

Iraq %54 Draw %14 Norway %32

1.76Iraq xPuan

1.10Norway xPuan

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