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Iraq v Norway: World Cup 2026 – live

The Guardian Sport Tuesday 16 June 2026, 21:16 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 BeauMy, that was an action-packed conclusion to France v Senegal, wasn’t it? We can only hope for half the excitement in the other half of Group I between two teams that have not played in the World Cup* this century. Norway last played in the World Cup* in 1998 and upset Brazil to reach the knockout rounds.

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My, that was an action-packed conclusion to France v Senegal, wasn’t it? We can only hope for half the excitement in the other half of Group I between two teams that have not played in the World Cup* this century.

Norway last played in the World Cup* in 1998 and upset Brazil to reach the knockout rounds. They also appeared the last time the Cup was held in the USA in 1994, missing out on the knockout rounds in peculiar fashion – four teams tied with four points and an even goal difference. Norway only scored once; therefore, they were the odd team out. Italy opened that group with a loss to Ireland and scraped into the knockout rounds as one of the third-place teams. Heard they made a bit of a run after that.

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