Erling Haaland: Danger from World Cup qualifiers to Premier League

(NLDO) - Scoring 5 goals in an 11-1 victory over Moldova and helping Norway advance closer to the 2026 World Cup finals, Erling Haaland exploded in true style.

Having just scored the only goal against Finland in a friendly a few days earlier, Erling Haaland made all of Europe admire his "killer" ability when he scored 5 goals and made 2 assists in Norway's resounding 11-1 victory over Moldova in the World Cup qualifiers.

Erling Haaland tore the net of Moldova goalkeeper Cristian Avram 5 times

In the context of famous stars in the Premier League such as Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal), Benjamin Sesko (Man United), Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool) or Alexander Isak (Liverpool) not leaving much of an impression in the September FIFA Days, Haaland continues to affirm his position as the best "number 9" in Europe, and the world .

Since the beginning of the season, Haaland has scored 9 goals in just five matches for both Man City and the national team. "Monster" Haaland has also scored exactly 9 goals in five matches for the Norwegian team since March 2025, an achievement that has helped him take the top spot in the "Top scorer" list of the European World Cup qualifiers.

Haaland leads the list of "Top scorers" in World Cup qualifiers

Having scored 48 goals in 45 appearances for his country, Haaland, at the age of 25, has been creating for himself a record that not any famous striker can reach. He became the first person to score 5 goals in a World Cup qualifier in Europe since Hans Krankl scored 6 goals for Austria against Malta in 1977.

Haaland’s 5 goals and 2 assists in the match against Moldova showed the completeness of this striker from finishing skills, running ability to the excellent physicality of this striker. The impressive thing is not only the number of goals, but Haaland also shows the role of a leader: Hungry to score but still knows how to share the aura.

He gave up the opportunity to take the 90+1 penalty to his teammate Thelo Aasgaard instead of looking for a new record for himself if he scored the 6th goal of the match.

Haaland also sent a subtle message of encouragement to Moldova goalkeeper Cristian Avram, saying after the match: "(Scoring 5 goals) was not my intention because the responsibility of scoring is too great."

Haaland showed his leadership role by scoring goals and sharing opportunities with his teammates.

Norway won all 5 matches, topped the group and has a great chance to return to the World Cup after nearly 3 decades of absence. At the age of 25, Haaland is shouldering great expectations to bring Norwegian football to the continent and the world. In the eyes of his hometown fans, Haaland is no different from a symbol of faith and new pride, alongside talented faces such as Martin Odegaard, Alexander Sorloth, Thelo Aasgaard, Felix Myhre, Antonio Nusa...

Immediately after completing his international duty, Haaland immediately returned to Manchester with an equally stressful challenge: the Manchester derby on September 14... This is a match that the whole world is looking forward to, where Haaland will face a heavily reinforced Man United defense.

Haaland is the "nemesis" of Manchester derbies

The Manchester Derby has always been a place where Haaland has shown his special desire. Since joining Man City, Haaland has scored 6 goals and had 3 assists, winning 5 of 8 times facing the "Red Devils". He also scored a hat-trick against Man United when the two sides faced each other in the 2022-2023 season with a 6-3 victory in favor of Man City.

The explosive form from the September FIFA Days series is certainly a source of motivation to help Haaland gain more confidence in the Man City shirt. Pep Guardiola must also be looking forward to his student bringing that "international" spirit to the most important match at the beginning of the Premier League season, partly because Man City have only won once after 3 trips since the beginning of the season.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/erling-haaland-moi-hiem-hoa-tu-vong-loai-world-cup-den-ngoai-hang-anh-196250911083500284.htm