Haaland breaks his own record

Haaland is thriving in the national team.

In the 23rd minute of the match at Zimbru Stadium, Andreas Schjelderup passed the ball just enough for Erling Haaland to finish in the penalty area, raising the score to 2-0 for the Norwegian team.

With this goal, Haaland broke his own record with his 39th international goal, an achievement that no Norwegian player has achieved in history. The striker born in 2000 left the second place, the legendary Jorgen Juve, far behind with 33 goals.

Remarkably, Haaland only needed 38 starts to reach the 39-goal mark for Norway. The 24-year-old has been in impressive form for the national team. He has contributed to 13 goals (12 goals, 1 assist) in just his last 9 matches for his home team.

The brilliance of Haaland, Ryerson, Aasgaard, Sorloth and Donnum helped Norway get off to a flying start in the European World Cup qualifiers. Haaland is eager to play in his first major tournament. Norway's absence from major tournaments has significantly affected the Man City striker's chances of competing for the Ballon d'Or.

In the European World Cup qualifiers, Norway is in a relatively easy group with Israel, Moldova, Estonia and the loser of the Nations League quarter-final between Germany and Italy. In each group, the top team will get a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. The second-placed team will have to play a play-off.