Soccer-Haaland spearheads Norway's powerful attack against Iraq


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - Iraq v Norway - Boston Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S. - June 16, 2026 Norway's Erling Haaland arrives at the stadium before the match REUTERS/Brian Snyder

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., June ⁠16 (Reuters) - Norway coach Stale Solbakken has ⁠selected his first-choice attack line - including ‌the English Premier League's top scorer last season Erling Haaland - for the country's first World Cup ​match since 1998 against Iraq ⁠in Group I ⁠on Tuesday.

• Solbakken chose Alexander Sorloth and Antonio ⁠Nusa ‌to play alongside Haaland up front.

• Fredrik Aursnes got the ⁠nod in midfield with winger Oscar Bobb ​on ‌the bench.

• Iraq's attack will be led ⁠by ​veteran 30-year-old Aymen Hussein alongside Ali Al Hamadi and Ali Jassim.

• Iraq coach Graham ⁠Arnold made several changes from ​the team that lost 2-0 against Venezuela in their last warm-up match.Lineups:Iraq: Jalal Hassan; Hussein ⁠Ali, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashem, Merchas Doski; Amir Al Ammari, Zaid Ismail, Ibrahim Bayesh; Ali Jassim, Ali Al Hamadi, Aymen ​Hussein.Norway: Orjan Haskjold Nyland; ⁠Julian Ryerson, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjorn Heggem, David ​Moller Wolfe; Martin Odegaard, ‌Sander Berge, Fredrik Aursnes; ​Alexander Sorloth, Erling Haaland, Antonio Nusa.

(Writing by William SchombergEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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