Overview

• Norway beat Israel 5–0 in a World Cup qualifier as Erling Haaland scored on 27, 63 and 72 minutes after an early missed penalty and retake.
• The treble moved him beyond the half-century to 51 goals overall, extending his lead as Norway’s all-time top scorer.
• Opta’s games-to-50 list places Haaland on 46 matches, compared with Harry Kane on 71, Neymar 74, Kylian Mbappé 90, Robert Lewandowski 90, Lionel Messi 107 and Cristiano Ronaldo 114.
• Manchester City issued an official message praising the achievement and highlighting his prolific form for club and country.
• Haaland has eight goals across his last two internationals and leads the European Qualifiers scoring chart with 12.