Iraq 1–4 Norway
Norway deliver as predicted
Norway beat Iraq 4–1 in Group I. Scorers: Aymen Hussein (39'); Erling Haaland (29'), Erling Haaland (43'), Leo Østigard (76'), Aymen Hussein (90+6').
Our model backed Norway at 66% and predicted 0–1 — the right call on the result.
Tournament so far — Iraq: just 0 pts from 3, roughly 1.2 below the 1.2 expected. Norway: 13 pts from 6 — about 6.4 above the 6.6 our model expected.