Erling Haaland made his World Cup debut in the best possible way and scored a brace to lead Norway to a 4-1 win in their tournament opener against Iraq on Tuesday.
Haaland wasn't even born when Norway last competed at the World Cup: their last participation was in 1998, while the Manchester City superstar was born two years later.
But as his nation makes its comeback to the big stage, Haaland didn't take long to show how important he will be in this campaign and broke the deadlock in the 29th minute.
Aymen Hussein met the ball with a powerful header to equalize for Iraq in the 39th.
But the Norwegians retook the lead before the break after Haaland took advantage of a defensive calamity to score his brace in the 43rd.
Substitute Leo Østigård needed only three minutes on the pitch to score Norway's third in the 76th and Hussein's own goal deep into stoppage time secured the Norwegians the top spot in Group I.
They are tied on three points with leaders France, who earlier beat Senegal 3-1, but lead on goal difference.
Norway's next opponent is Senegal in June 22, while Iraq face France.
