Norway Overview

Norway Overview

How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

Four nations will make debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It will be the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and all will have ambitions of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages.

10 potential breakout stars of the 2026 World Cup

It's so close you can almost touch it. After years of build-up, the 2026 World Cup will kick-off on Thursday when co-hosts Mexico face off against South Africa in a repeat of the opening game from 2010. Over the next five-and-a-half weeks, records will be broken and legacies rewritten as a number of modern greats do battle to win the most recognisable trophy in all of sport.

Yamal, Haaland & 10 stars making their World Cup debuts

We're now just hours away from the start of the 2026 World Cup, with teams currently making their final preparations ahead of the big kick-off in the United States, Mexico and Canada on Thursday. This is the biggest World Cup ever, with 48 teams having qualified, meaning there are a whole host of players making their first appearance on the global stage.

RANKED: Top 10 World Cup Golden Boot contenders

After years of build-up, the 2026 World Cup is almost upon us. The best players in the world have descended on the United States, Mexico and Canada with dreams of lifting the most prestigious trophy in global football ahead of the action getting under way in Mexico City.

World Cup 2026: The Ultimate Guide

Iraq vs Norway FIFA World Cup 2026 Preview

GOAL brings you everything you need to know about Iraq vs Norway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Al-Nassr	34	28	2	4	91	28	63	86	W D W L W
2	Al Hilal	34	25	9	0	85	27	58	84	W W D W W
3	Al-Ahli	34	25	6	3	71	25	46	81	W W W W W
4	Al Qadsiah	34	23	8	3	83	34	49	77	W W W W W
5	Al-Ittihad	34	16	7	11	55	48	7	55	L L W W D

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