With an attack made up of elite talent, Norway is considered one of the tournament's dark horses despite its lack of World Cup experience.

Iraq footballer Zidane Iqbal is set to become the first ever player of Pakistani heritage to play at a World Cup

At the halftime of the intense World Cup match up between Iraq and Norway, a sprinkler malfuctioned creating a pool of water at the top of one penalty box at Boston Stadium (typically called Gillette Stadium).

Iraqi National Team Supporters in California hosted the watch party at Prestige Banquet Hall in El Cajon for the Norway match.

Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was delayed on the way to his first World Cup. He still made the best of his tournament debut. Earlier this month, it wasn’t clear whether Hussein would be able to compete in the tournament after he and another member of the team’s traveling party were detained for several hours coming through U.

The World Cup match will be the first during the weekday rush hour commute and MassDOT is warning drivers from Boston to Foxboro to be prepared.

Ipswich striker Ali Al-Hamadi says he and the rest of the Iraq squad want to give people "something to remember" as they prepare to open their World Cup campaign on Tuesday night against Norway. Al-Hamadi,