"You could see that he adapted to the occasion, the occasion wasn't too big for him," said Solbakken.

"I had a good feeling before the game. I had quite a comfortable feeling that he would do it for us today."

Haaland has now scored 57 international goals in just 51 appearances for Norway, and Iraq head coach Graham Arnold believes the Norwegians will go a "very long way" in this tournament.

"I'm incredibly proud to participate at the World Cup and to help win the first game for Norway in 28 years," said Haaland.

Source: AFP