Haaland Matches Mbappe with Brace as Norway Overcome Iraq

Erling Haaland delivered a stunning two-goal performance to lead Norway to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Iraq in their opening World Cup qualifier. The Manchester City striker opened the scoring with a clinical finish in the first half, then netted the winner late in the second half after Iraq had equalized. His brace matched the earlier feat of Kylian Mbappe, who had scored twice for France in their group stage fixture earlier in the day. Norway dominated possession but faced a resilient Iraq...