FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Ali Jasim forced off with injury in the 74th minute for Iraq and is replaced by Ahmed Qasem.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Mustafa Saadoon also coming on in the 74th minute for Iraq, replacing Hussein Ali.

 

[Beretta]

3-1 Norway, game over.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Leo Ostigard scores only his second ever international goal in the 73rd minute for Norway to extend their lead to 3-1. Martin Odegaard with the assist.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Mohanad Ali coming on in the 78th minute for Iraq, replacing Ibrahim Bayesh.

 

[booney52]

Well worked goal from the corner.So much tall timber for Norway and they are smart at set pieces.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Patrick Berg coming on in the 81st minute for Norway, replacing Martin Odegaard.

 

[NicCarBel]

Gees - that non-penalty for Mbappe seems like it's apparently a penalty in every country except Australia - I haven't ready any articles/posts/tweets/etc on it yet other than the headlines - but 100% was just as bad as Almiron's dive against USA

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Zaid Tahseen yellow carded in the 86th minute for Iraq, becoming the first player to receive one this match.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

There'll be six minutes of second half stoppage time.

 

[Song]

Disaster with a poor pass to the keeper!

The pass wasn't great, being under hit, but the blame has to be on the keeper. He was not paying attention and had no urgency until it was way too late. He could have easily avoided the goal.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Kristian Thorstvedt scores in the seventh minute of second half stoppage time for Norway to make the score 4-1. Erling Haaland with the assist to add to his brace of goals today.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Kristian Thorstvedt's goal in the seventh minute of second half stoppage time since adjudged to be an Aymen Hussein own goal.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Graham Arnold and Iraq lost 4-1 to Norway in their World Cup group I opener.

 

[HappyGuus]

Massive handball for Norway's last goal, completely ignored by VAR

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Graham Arnold and Iraq lost 4-1 to Norway in their World Cup group I opener.

Rough day in the office for the KNVB best manager of 2022.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Iraq have representation from many of their ethnic groups.

Sunni and Shia Muslims, plus at least one Kurd and even one Assyrian.

And I just heard one has a Pakistani father

The Assyrian representation is quite interesting as most Assyrians don’t feel connected to their original nation states and rather feel connected to Assyria and to the countries they migrated to (e.g. Australia).

 

[Son of Sam]

The Assyrian representation is quite interesting as most Assyrians don’t feel connected to their original nation states and rather feel connected to Assyria and to the countries they migrated to (e.g. Australia).

That is what I thought. Some of them are the most anti-Islamic people you can meet.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

That is what I thought. Some of them are the most anti-Islamic people you can meet.

Some would be, but most are just anti-Islamism rather than Islamophobic people who hate all Muslims. Many are pro-Israel too.

To be fair, radical Islam caused massive numbers of their people to be killed or displaced over multiple generations. Even today they face discrimination in their homeland, which is located within Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Reading the story of Dani Butrus (a Melbourne City Women’s player, born in Iraq and an immigrant to Australia) is quite eye-opening, for instance.

 

[Decentric]

I was blown out with the style of football Norway played. Very impressive!

Looked at their WCQ campaign and they beat Italy easily home and away. Then I read they haven’t qualified for 28 years!

Fair play to them.

Whilst UEFA teams Belgium, Czech Rep and Scotland have looked mediocre.