Iraqi National Team Supporters in California hosted the watch party at Prestige Banquet Hall in El Cajon for the Norway match.

Norway and Iraq take the stage in Massachusetts with both teams long having anticipated a return to the World Cup. The European side hasn't been on this stage since 1998, but with a generation of stars including Manchester City forward Erling Harland,

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.

Ipswich striker Ali Al-Hamadi says he and the rest of the Iraq squad want to give people "something to remember" as they prepare to open their World Cup campaign on Tuesday night against Norway. Al-Hamadi,

Norway returns to the World Cup stage for the first time since 1998 when they face Iraq on Tuesday, June 16, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. — here’s how to watch. Watch live on FOX or Telemundo at 6 p.