Erling Haaland scores twice in World Cup debut as Norway tops Iraq 4-1

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Norway will go as far in this World Cup as Erling Haaland takes it.In his tournament debut, he showed he’s more than up for that challenge.Haaland scored two goals, including one off a defensive blunder, on Tuesday to propel Norway to a 4-1 victory over Iraq in Group I.The Manchester City striker's 56th and 57th international goals came in Norway’s first appearance in the tournament since reaching the knockout round at the 1998 World Cup in France — two years before Haaland was born.Haaland said he will do his best to meet the expectations he created with this performance.“Of course I will try,” Haaland said. “It’s about continuing and don’t think too much. It’s difficult at this stage. But I’ll focus on (the) next (game) and of course be happy. But also stay calm.”Norway coach Stale Solbakken said he had a feeling Haaland was ready after watching how loose he was in the team's last training session before the match.“You could see that he lived up to the occasi