WORLD CUP GROUP I: The Ultra previews IRAQ v NORWAY with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
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🇮🇶 Iraq v Norway 🇳🇴
11pm We keep going with Group I Tuesday night UK time as Iraq meet Norway in Boston on WORLD CUP 2026 Betdaq Betting Exchange! . We have two nations ending long World Cup exiles on the same night – Iraq are back for the first time since 1986, a 40-year wait, and Norway are back for the first time in 28 years. And of course, all eyes will be on Erling Haaland making his World Cup debut at last – back in the USA where his father Alfie played for Norway at the 1994 tournament. It’s fair to say that everyone will be expecting a Norway win here given the gulf in class between the sides, and it’s no surprise that Erling Haaland and Co come into the game as the red-hot favourites. Norway are trading 1.23 with Iraq 16.5 and the draw is 7.6 at the time of writing.
Norway arrived at this tournament in the most emphatic fashion imaginable. Only two teams in UEFA qualifying won every single game – England and Norway – and the Norwegians scored a very impressive 37 goals too. That was the highest scoring qualifying campaign in European history. And remember, they had Italy in their group; it’s not like they had an exceptionally easy ride like England did. They sealed it with a 4-1 win away in Italy, Haaland scoring twice, and the big man comes into this with 17 goals in his last eleven internationals. He will be the focal point of everything. The warm-ups went fine too – a 3-1 win over Sweden followed by a respectable 1-1 draw with Morocco. The qualifying numbers were very impressive; now we get to see how they perform on the big stage.
Iraq’s qualification story is remarkable in the sense that they had to overcome a lot. 21 qualifying matches across 28 months, navigating AFC qualifying before the inter-confederation playoff in Mexico in late March, where they beat Bolivia 2-1 in the final. With regional airspace closures creating logistical nightmares, FIFA even arranged a charter flight to get them there. Their coach is the Australian Graham Arnold, who managed Australia at two World Cups, so he has plenty of experience of this stage. They will set up exactly as you’d expect here – deep, organised and disciplined. We know they will arrive here to play for a draw, so it’s going to be up to Norway to make all the running.
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Norway should win, but obviously there’s no prizes for tipping 1.23 shots. We’ve had Germany at 1.06 and Spain at 1.11 – at least 1.23 is getting reasonably close to a price you might include in an Acca! Iraq’s organisation is admirable, but the step up in class from AFC qualifying to facing Haaland and Odegaard is enormous, and Norway simply blew away every defensive minded side they met in qualifying too. I feel this one is going to be about how many goals can Norway score, but I like them to keep a clean sheet here too. Iraq won’t offer much going forward here and Norway will control the game. Both Teams Not To Score looks nice value at 1.66.
The Ultra Says:
Two points win Both Teams Not To Score at 1.66 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
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