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Group I · Matchday 1

Tuesday, June 16 · 6:00 PM ETGillette Stadium, Boston / Foxborough

Iraq face Norway in the Group I · Matchday 1 of the FIFA World Cup 2026, at Boston Stadium in Boston / Foxborough on Tuesday, June 16 (6:00 PM ET).

Stage
Group I · Matchday 1
Kickoff (ET)
6:00 PM ET
Date
Tuesday, June 16
Venue
Boston Stadium
City
Boston / Foxborough, USA
Capacity
64,628

🇮🇶Iraq squad

Coach: Graham Arnold

Goalkeepers
Jalal Hassan · Fahad Talib · Ahmed Basil
Defenders
Hussein Ali · Merchas Doski · Rebin Sulaka · Mustafa Saadoun · Ahmed Yahya · Frans Putros · Zaid Tahseen · Manaf Younis · Akam Hashem
Midfielders
Amir Al Ammari · Kevin Yakob · Aimar Sher · Ibrahim Bayesh · Youssef Amyn · Ahmed Qasem · Zidane Iqbal · Zaid Ismail
Forwards
Aymen Hussein · Ali Al-Hamadi · Marko Farji · Ali Jassim El-Aibi · Mohanad Ali · Ali Yousif
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🇳🇴Norway squad

Coach: Ståle Solbakken

Goalkeepers
Ørjan Nyland · Egil Selvik · Sander Tangvik
Defenders
Kristoffer Ajer · Torbjørn Heggem · Fredrik Bjørkan · Marcus Pedersen · Julian Ryerson · Leo Østigård · Henrik Falchener · Sondre Langås · David Wolfe
Midfielders
Morten Thorsby · Martin Ødegaard · Sander Berge · Patrick Berg · Fredrik Aursnes · Kristian Thorstvedt · Thelo Aasgaard · Antonio Nusa · Oscar Bobb
Forwards
Alexander Sørloth · Jens Hauge · Erling Haaland · Andreas Schjelderup · Jørgen Strand Larsen
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