Iraq vs Norway: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup

Iraq
Iraq
1–4
Norway
Norway

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 22:00 UTC

🏟 Gillette Stadium · Boston

🏁 Post-match review

Norway dominated Iraq with a commanding 4-1 victory in World Cup qualifying. The Scandinavian side's clinical attacking performance proved far too strong for their opponents, who managed only a single consolation goal.

Expectation:Without pre-match market data, the scoreline suggests Norway was the clear favourite and delivered a decisive result befitting that status. A 4-1 win is a dominant performance, not an upset.

Norway showed quality and control to secure a large three-point haul, while Iraq's defensive vulnerabilities were heavily exposed. The result underscores the gulf in class between the two sides in this fixture.

Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).

📐 Statistical score reference

Iraq
1.1 - 3.0
Norway
Projected total: 4.1Over 2.5: 77%
ModelMarket
12%
Iraq
15%
X
73%
Norway

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Iraq· 4º · 0Pts
Norway· 2º · 6Pts
4-3-3
👔 L. Lagerbäck · Sweden
In charge since 2017 · 77
Experience: 28y · 4 clubs
Ex-clubs: Iceland, Nigeria, Sweden

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Iraq
3 / 5 games
Norway
0.52
xG
1.65
2.3
Corners
5.2
0
Points/game
2
100%
Over 2.5
100%
33%
BTTS
100%
0%
Clean sheets
0%
38%
Possession
52%
7
Shots
11.4

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

IraqLLL
  • 2026-06-26 · (A) 0–5 vs Senegal
  • 2026-06-22 · (A) 0–3 vs France
  • 2026-06-16 · (H) 1–4 vs Norway
NorwayLWWLWW
  • 2026-07-11 · (H) 1–2 vs England
  • 2026-07-05 · (A) 2–1 vs Brazil
  • 2026-06-30 · (A) 2–1 vs Ivory Coast
  • 2026-06-26 · (H) 1–4 vs France
  • 2026-06-23 · (H) 3–2 vs Senegal

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Pierre Ghislain Atcho, Gabon

1.5
Cards/game
3
Goals/game
50%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 2 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Iraq [4-4-2]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 12J. Hassan
  2. 3H. Ali
  3. 4Z. Tahseen
  4. 5A. Hashem
  5. 23M. Doski
  6. 8I. Bayesh
  7. 24Z. Ismaeel
  8. 16A. Al Ammari
  9. 17A. Jasim
  10. 18A. Hussein
  11. 9A. Al Hamadi

✅ Confirmed lineups · Norway [4-4-2]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1O. Nyland
  2. 26J. Ryerson
  3. 3K. Ajer
  4. 17T. Heggem
  5. 5D. Wolfe
  6. 10M. Odegaard
  7. 8S. Berge
  8. 14F. Aursnes
  9. 20A. Nusa
  10. 7A. Sorloth
  11. 9E. Haaland

Other matches this round

Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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