Norway are at their 4th World Cup — their best run was the 1998 round of 16.

Iraq have made a return to the FIFA World Cup, ending a 40-year absence since their last appearance in Mexico in 1986.

Erling Haaland is the first player ever to score more than once in a single World Cup match for Norway.

Norway have scored 4 against Iraq — the most they have ever scored in a World Cup match (previous best 2).

In their first World Cup match in 28 years, Norway beat Iraq 4-1, their first victory at the tournament since famously defeating Brazil 2-1 in 1998.

Iraq have still never won a match at the World Cup — 4 games without a victory (0 draws, 4 defeats).

Aymen Hussein (Iraq) scored a goal and an own goal in the same match — the 3rd to do so at a World Cup, after Ernie Brandts (1978) and Mario Mandžukić (2018).

Norway have conceded in each of their last 5 World Cup matches — their last World Cup clean sheet was against Republic of Ireland in 1994.