Yahoo Sports reports: Chess legend and avid football fan Magnus Carlsen predicted on Tuesday that Norway would "hammer" Iraq in their World Cup opener -- and could go on to reach the quarter-finals."First of all, we will hammer Iraq in the first game and then we'll pretty much be through after that," Carlsen predicted.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 16, 2026 7:35 AM
Chess legend Carlsen backs Norway to go far at World Cup
Chess legend and avid football fan Magnus Carlsen predicted on Tuesday that Norway would "hammer" Iraq in their World Cup opener -- and could go on to reach the quarter-finals."First of all, we will hammer Iraq in the first game and then we'll pretty much be through after that," Carlsen predicted.
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