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Haaland surpasses Messi and Ronaldo in international matches!

Erling Haaland enjoyed a historic night with the Norwegian national team when he led his country to a 5-0 victory over Israel, putting one foot in the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The Manchester City star scored a hat-trick after missing two penalties in the first half. Norway now needs four points from their final two matches to qualify for the World Cup and send Italy into the playoffs.

Haaland’s hat-trick brought his tally for the Norwegian national team to 51 goals in just 46 international matches, demonstrating the 25-year-old’s immense value and miraculous scoring ability.

According to Opta, Haaland is the fastest player in national team history to score 50 or more goals, surpassing even the all-time top scorer for national teams, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Argentine legend Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo needed 114 games to reach his 50th goal for Portugal, while Messi did so in 107. Harry Kane held the previous record of 50 goals in just 71 appearances for England.

Haaland has scored 21 goals this season in 12 games for Manchester City and Norway, and has scored in his last 10 consecutive matches.

Haaland leads the Premier League scoring charts with nine goals in the first seven games, making his third-best start to his City career overall.