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

There was plenty of buzz as Norway and Iraq both made their first World Cup appearances of the 21st century. Here are takeaways from the evening in Foxborough.

For the first time, the World Cup rush to Foxboro collided head on with commuter traffic as Norway and Iraq faced off at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

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The Iraq national men's team hasn't played a World Cup in 40 years; a drought that ends Tuesday night, to the excitement of soccer fans in Dearborn, Michigan, home to a large Iraqi diaspora.

Iraqi soccer fans react as they watch the World Cup match between Iraq and Norway on a large screen in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, early Wedn7, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar