Jun 26, 2026
Senegal hammer 10-man Iraq 5-0 to keep World Cup knockout hopes alive
Senegal thrashed 10-man Iraq 5-0 in Toronto, with Pape Gueye scoring twice off the bench, to finish third in Group I and keep their hopes of a knockou...
Iraq
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Jun 23, 2026
Mbappe’s double sends France into the last 32 after a storm-hit win over Iraq
Kylian Mbappe struck either side of a two-hour weather delay and Ousmane Dembele finally scored at a major tournament as France beat Iraq to seal a pl...
Jun 22, 2026
Mbappe’s France and Haaland’s Norway eye the last 32 on Group I’s big Monday
Group I’s two early leaders, France and Erling Haaland’s Norway, can both reach the last 32 on Monday night, while Senegal and Iraq fight to keep thei...
Jun 17, 2026
Haaland marks his World Cup debut with a brace as Norway sink Iraq
Erling Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 in their first appearance at the finals since 1998.
Jun 16, 2026
Two World Cup returns collide as Haaland’s Norway open against Iraq
Erling Haaland finally reaches a World Cup as Norway end a 28-year absence, but their Group I opener against an Iraq side back for the first time sinc...
Jun 5, 2026
Doski’s stunner earns Iraq a 1-1 draw with a much-changed Spain in La Coruña
Ferran Torres put a rotated Spain ahead at the Riazor, but Merchas Doski’s left-footed effort levelled it and the World Cup favourites could not find...
Jun 4, 2026
Mbappe, Haaland and the closest thing this World Cup has to a group of death
France, Senegal, Norway and Iraq landed in the same pool, and an expanded World Cup built to avoid carnage handed Group I the heaviest draw of the lot...
Apr 1, 2026
DR Congo end 52-year World Cup wait as Tuanzebe’s extra-time winner sinks Jamaica
Axel Tuanzebe scored in the 100th minute to send DR Congo to the 2026 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in Guadalajara, ending a wait that str...