France will hope to qualify for the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup on Monday evening, when they face Iraq in Philadelphia. Didier Deschamps' side began their tournament last week with a 3-1 win against Senegal in what was a proverbial game of two halves.

In its first FIFA Men's World Cup appearance since 1998, Norway didn't disappoint.  Striker Erling Haaland scored two goals in the first half, wasting no time introducing himself to the World Cup audience.

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).

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

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.

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.