Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick after two times being rejected from the charge area, as Norway thumped Israel 5 -0 to remain excellent in World Cup certifying.
Dan Biton tripped Patrick Berg in the 3rd min to gift Norway a very early charge, but Daniel Peretz dived best to keep out Haaland’s kick.
The Israel goalkeeper was punished by the VAR for coming off his line, and though Haaland went the opposite way with his 2nd attempt, Peretz presumed properly once more.
Nonetheless, that was just a temporary moment of break for Israel. Norway went on in the 18 th minute, as Alexander Sorloth’s cross struck Anan Khalaili’s back and looped over Peretz.
Haaland then made it 2 -0 simply one min after Biton went close for Israel, absorbing Sorloth’s pass and using a great right-footed surface to cap a quick counter-attack.
Haaland was also associated with Norway’s 3rd goal in the 28 th min. With the demonstrator pressing high, Peretz struck a rushed clearance against Idan Nachmias and in, and to add fuel to the fire, the Israel protector went off hurt after hitting the post.
It remained one-way traffic after the break, and Haaland’s following 2 objectives came from the exact same source as he increased to nod 2 left-wing crosses from Antonio Nusa beyond Peretz.
Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen came off the bench and had a potential sixth objective refused for offside after being fed by Haaland, with Norway able to place their feet up and really hope Team I rivals Italy go down factors in Estonia in the future Saturday.
50– Gamings required to get to 50 senior global objectives (select gamers):
Erling Haaland (Norway)– 46
Harry Kane (England)– 71
Neymar (Brazil)– 74
Kylian Mbappé (France)– 90
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)– 90
Lionel Messi (Argentina)– 107
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)– 114 … pic.twitter.com/eJpe 7 jJHb 4— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 11, 2025
Information Debrief: Haaland passes half-century in style
Haaland now has 12 objectives in the 2026 Globe Mug qualifiers, in six appearances. Nothing else gamer has actually netted greater than 6 times in this UEFA credentials cycle (Memphis Depay, Marko Arnautovic and Andrej Kramaric).
He is just the fifth player to get to that figure within a single UEFA Globe Mug qualification cycle, after Robert Lewandowski (16, 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo (15, 2018, Harry Kane (12, 2022 and Depay (12,2022
Haaland is also as much as 51 global objectives in simply 46 video games. For context, Kane required 71 suits to score 50 global goals, Lionel Messi needed 107, and his terrific competing Ronaldo needed 114
Norway, on the other hand, have scored 29 objectives in their six 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The only group to ever before rack up a lot more in a campaign including fewer than 10 video games are Germany, that netted 33 times in eight matches in advance of the 1982 tournament.