Norway's Haaland aiming to extend his goal-scoring rampage against Iraq

June 15, 2026

William Schomberg, Reuters

Human goal machine Erling Haaland will seek to get his World Cup account up and running immediately when Norway take on Iraq on Tuesday to end the country's nearly three-decade absence from football's elite tournament.

The giant, rampaging centre forward netted 16 times in Norway's eight World Cup qualifying games and racked up an unmatched 27 Premier League goals for Manchester City last season.

Backed by an exciting roster of teammates including Arsenal playmaker Martin Odegaard and wingers Antonio Nusa and Oscar Bobb, Haaland wants to bolster his chances of picking up FIFA's Golden Boot award against an Iraq side playing at the World Cup for the first time in 40 years.