Breaking down Erling Haaland’s incredible goal run for Norway

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Erling Haaland continues to make the art of goalscoring look robotically easy.Haaland continued his blistering start to the season with two goals as Norway thrashed Italy 4-1 at the San Siro this week, booking his nation’s first World Cup appearance in 28 years in the process.The Manchester City striker scored twice in two second-half minutes in Milan, as Norway concluded their qualification campaign with a perfect record. Haaland has scored 16 goals in just eight games for Norway during their 2026 World Cup qualifiers, twice the total of the next-highest scorers across Europe.His remarkable record for the national team has also seen Haaland score in 11 consecutive games. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});He last failed to score in a friendly defeat to Austria in October 2024, and has netted 21 goals during that run. Yes, 21.Since that defeat to Austria, Haaland has averaged a goal every 44 minutes when wearing Norway colours.At just 25, he’s scored 55 international goals, more than icons such as Thierry Henry (51), Wayne Rooney (53) and Robin van Persie (50).His 55 goals is level with Brazil great Romario and current France captain Kylian Mbappe. The latter, however, has made 36 more international appearances.This is goalscoring greatness.Erling Haaland goal record for Norway since October 2024Slovenia (1 goal)Kazakhstan (3 goals)Moldova (1 goal)Israel (1 goal)Italy (1 goal)Estonia (1 goal)Finland (1 goal)Moldova (5 goals)Israel (3 goals)Estonia (2 goals)Italy (2 goals)Read – Heroic Haaland fires Norway to 2026 World CupSee more – When are the World Cup qualifying play-offs?Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTokThe post Breaking down Erling Haaland’s incredible goal run for Norway first appeared on The Football Faithful.