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·11 October 2025
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Erling Haaland needed just 46 matches to reach 50 goals for the Norwegian national team, according to data from Opta.
This achievement came after his hat-trick in the 5-0 thrashing of Israel this Saturday (11th), during the European World Cup Qualifiers.
He reached 51 goals with his national team since September 4, 2020, when he scored for the first time.
This feat becomes even more impressive when compared to other big names in world football with their respective national teams.
Harry Kane needed 71 matches to celebrate fifty goals, Neymar 74, Mbappé and Lewandowski 90, Messi 107, and Cristiano Ronaldo 114.
Even after missing a penalty at the start of the match, Haaland responded with his usual goal-scoring instinct.
Since August, he has tallied 20 goals and three assists for Manchester City and Norway, and is enjoying a fantastic goal-scoring run: nine consecutive games scoring.
The only time he failed to score this season was in City’s 2-0 defeat to Tottenham.
He is also the outright top scorer in the European Qualifiers with 12 goals.
That’s double the tally of Memphis (Netherlands), Arnautovic (Austria), and Kramaric (Croatia).
What is the limit for the comet Haaland?
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📸 JONAS BEEN HENRIKSEN - Fredrik Varfjell / NTB