The 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking over North America this summer and there's still time to see the action in person when Iraq and Norway meet on June 16 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Two members of Iraq's World Cup delegation were detained at O'Hare International Airport late Friday night. One of them was sent back home.

The presentation of Group I of the 2026 World Cup! The teams ⚔️ France 🇫🇷 Norway 🇳🇴 Senegal 🇸🇳 Iraq 🇮🇶 The schedule 📝 16.06 - 9pm: France vs Senegal 17.06 - 12am: Iraq vs Norway 22.06 - 11pm: France vs Iraq 23.

Perhaps no Arab team has a more challenging path to the World Cup knockout rounds than Iraq, but attacking midfielder Ahmed Qasem believes anything is possible in football. “We have seen football scenarios where underdogs win,

Sometimes these journeys intersect, as they did for The National and Iraq's World Cup squad in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The small American town, population 2,117, is unlike the sun-soaked cities of Girona and A Coruna in Spain,

Iraq suffered a 2-0 defeat against Venezuela in their final FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up friendly in Bridgeville, Illinois, on Wednesday.Venezuela took the lead in the 17th minute through Cristian Casseres,