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Iraq v Norway: World Cup 2026 – live

The Guardian UK Tuesday 16 June 2026, 20:00 UTC By Beau Dure 1 min read
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⚽ World Cup news: kick-off 6pm EDT/11pm BST/8am AEST⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email BeauBeau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Nick Ames on Norway’s return to the World Cup:If Norway’s highly fancied generation need a warning from history they need only look back 32 years and study the lessons from another searing, suspenseful American summer. They had raced through qualifying at England’s expense to reach their first World Cup since 1938; their top players...

⚽ World Cup news: kick-off 6pm EDT/11pm BST/8am AEST
⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Beau

Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Nick Ames on Norway’s return to the World Cup:

If Norway’s highly fancied generation need a warning from history they need only look back 32 years and study the lessons from another searing, suspenseful American summer. They had raced through qualifying at England’s expense to reach their first World Cup since 1938; their top players were starting to make it in the Premier League and through the euphoria shone a confidence that a place in the knockout stage, at least, was there to be seized.

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