Sarpsborg 08 player Strand Larsen is ready for his World Cup debut against Iraq after overcoming a cold. He did not attend training on Monday, but is now healthy. National team doctor Ola Sand confirms that Strand Larsen is fever-free and almost 100%. Strand Larsen did not attend Norway's training session near the World Cup arena in Foxboro on Monday. In the aftermath, press officer Morten Skjønsberg stated that the striker had come down with a cold. Strand Larsen traveled to Boston with the team earlier on Monday. Norway opens the World Cup against Iraq on Tuesday (midnight to Wednesday Norwegian time). It is likely that Crystal Palace player Strand Larsen will not start in the match, but he played time both against Sweden and Morocco in the warm-up matches earlier in June. Against Sweden, he started and scored two goals in Erling Braut Haaland's absence. Norway is based in Greensboro, North Carolina and will fly in for the group stage matches in Boston and New Jersey. The next match is against Senegal, before France awaits in the final group stage match.