Iraq’s Aymen Hussein Faces Norway Star Erling Haaland. Who Is He?
Hussein scored 8 goals in qualifying and will lead Iraq against Erling Haaland, who has 55 goals in 48 Norway appearances.
- Iraq striker Aymen Hussein will start the World Cup opener against Norway today, leading a lineup featuring goalkeeper Jalal Hassan and defenders Hussein Ali and Zaid Tahseen.
- Hussein nearly quit soccer after extreme family tragedies—his father's death and his brother's kidnapping by ISIL—before his mother insisted he continue playing.
- Opposing striker Erling Haaland, a 25-year-old Manchester City forward, brings 55 goals in 48 appearances, holding the record as one of the world's most dynamic goalscorers.
- Before the tournament, Customs and Border Protection detained Hussein at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, interrogating him for hours before permitting his entry into the U.S.
- Fans can watch the World Cup match in English on FOX or Fox Sports One, or alternatively stream the game through Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.
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Norway returned to a World Cup after 28 years of waiting. And it did it big time: hitting Iraq (1-4) with so many from Erling Haaland (2), Leo Ostigard and Aymen Hussein (p.p.).
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FOXBOROUGH — In the 20th minute with Norway preparing for a corner kick from the left side, Iraq’s Zaid Ismael knew Erling Haaland was about to make a move. He eventually maneuvered to free himself for a scoring chance. The Iraqi defender was just trying to stay close enough so he would be able to react when it happened.Using a teammate as a pick, Haaland tiptoed at half speed around one teammate and then through traffic toward the far post and …
After suffering a series of personal tragedies, Aymen Hussein was on the verge of ending his career. Then he scored the goal that qualified Iraq for the World Cup for the first time in 40 years – and then scored the equalizer against Norway.
Iraqi attacker Aymen Hussein was detained and interrogated by the US Immigration Service for seven hours. ...
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