Erling Haaland double in World Cup debut leads Norway to 4-1 win over Iraq

The striker’s 56th and 57th international goals came in Norway’s first appearance in the tournament since reaching the knockout round at the 1998 World Cup in France — two years before Haaland was born.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Norway will go as far in this World Cup as Erling Haaland takes it.

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In his tournament debut, he showed he’s more than up for that challenge.

Haaland scored two goals, including one off a defensive blunder, on Tuesday to propel Norway to a 4-1 victory over Iraq in Group I.