The omens were not even favorable in the initial phase. Early in the match, the Manchester City striker missed a penalty twice. It didn’t bother Haaland and he still scored three times.
With the perfect score in the qualifications, Norway seems to be on its way to its first World Cup participation since 1998. With twelve (!) goals and two assists in the six qualifying matches, Erling Haaland’s share in this is not small, to say the least.
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Staggering statistics Erling Haalnd
For Erling Haaland, the goals were numbers 49, 50 and 51 in the Norway shirt. Remarkable: the top striker needed 46 games to reach the milestone of 50 international goals. No one does it better in that regard than the Norwegian.
To give an idea: Harry Kane needed 71 international matches to reach the 50-goal mark and Kylian Mbappé 90. Lionel Messi (107) and Cristiano Ronaldo (114) also don’t come close.
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -7 |
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -7 |