FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Interstat) — Erling Haaland scored twice as Portugal defeated Iraq 4-1 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in a World Cup group-stage match at Gillette Stadium.

Haaland opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a left-footed goal. Iraq’s Aymen Hussein equalized in the 39th minute with a header, but Haaland restored Portugal’s lead in the 43rd minute with a right-footed strike. Leo Østigård added a header in the 76th minute, and Hussein scored again in second-half stoppage time.

Zaid Tahseen of Iraq received a yellow card in the 86th minute.

Portugal improved to 1-0 in group play and across all competitions. Iraq fell to 0-1 in both categories.