Overview

• Two Israeli own goals and three strikes from Erling Haaland completed Norway’s sixth straight Group I victory in Oslo.
• After two early penalties were saved by Daniel Peretz, including a retake for encroachment, Haaland responded with goals in the 27th, 63rd and 72nd minutes.
• Haaland now has 12 goals in this qualifying campaign and 51 in 46 internationals, marking his sixth hat-trick for Norway.
• Pro‑Palestinian demonstrations outside Ullevaal Stadion led to confrontations and several arrests under tightened security measures.
• Italy won 3–1 in Estonia and remains within reach with a match in hand, setting up November’s fixtures to shape the race for the group’s lone automatic World Cup berth.