Overview
- Norway beat Israel 5-0 as Erling Haaland scored in the 27th, 63rd and 72nd minutes after missing an early penalty and its retake.
- Opta data shows Haaland is the fastest to 50 senior international goals, ahead of Harry Kane (71), Neymar (74), Kylian Mbappé and Robert Lewandowski (90), Lionel Messi (107) and Cristiano Ronaldo (114).
- Haaland has scored in 10 consecutive matches for club and country, with Manchester City listing the full sequence spanning Premier League, Champions League and internationals.
- He has 19 goals in his last 10 matches and 21 in 12 this season, and he was named the Premier League Player of the Month for September with his Manchester derby strike voted City’s Goal of the Month.
- NRK reported he will skip Norway’s friendly against New Zealand on October 14 and has returned to Manchester City for rest.