Norway, led by a super Erling Haaland, made a perfect start to this World Cup, with the Vikings triumphing with a "poker" of goals against Iraq. The Man.City "bomber" scored a "double" of goals.
Haaland was the protagonist of the first half with two goals, nullifying Hussein's temporary equalizer, while also taking advantage of an incredible mistake by the Middle Eastern team's goalkeeper.
Iraq tried several times to get closer to the equalizer, but in the second half Norway closed everything out, first with a goal from Ostigard, and then thanks to an own goal from Hussein that sealed the 4-1 success. This was the deepest victory in the history of Norway in the final phase of a World Cup and a good omen for the further progress of the "Vikings".
