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·17 November 2025
World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Haaland dominates the top scorers chart

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·17 November 2025

Ranking of the leading scorers in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers:

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According to the international site 11v11, Norwegian star Erling Haaland sits atop the scorers' table for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with a remarkable 16 goals. He leads by a margin of four over Qatar's Almoez Ali, who has netted 12 goals.
🇳🇴🤖 Erling Haaland for Norway in World Cup qualifiers: — 8 games — 16 goals He makes it look easy!–
The 25-year-old striker struck those 16 goals in just 8 European qualifiers. Last Sunday, thanks to a brace against Italy (4-1), Haaland powered Norway to qualify for the 2026 World Cup for the first time in nearly 28 years.
In third place are Mohamed Amoura (Algeria), Son Heung-min (South Korea) and Mehdi Taremi (Iran), each with 10 goals, highlighting the fierce competition among top scorers across the confederations.
Next, Ali Olwan (Jordan), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), and Chris Wood (New Zealand) each have 9 goals, according to official statistics.
Here is the ranking of the leading scorers across all continents in the qualifiers:
16 goals: Erling Haaland (Norway)
12 goals: Almoez Ali (Qatar)
10 goals: Mohamed Amoura (Algeria), Son Heung-min (South Korea), Mehdi Taremi (Iran)
9 goals: Ali Olwan (Jordan), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Chris Wood (New Zealand)
8 goals: Yazan Al Naimat (Jordan), Marko Arnautović (Austria), Sardar Azmoun (Iran), Denis Bouanga (Gabon), Memphis Depay (Netherlands), Kamory Doumbia (Mali), Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates), Aymen Hussein (Iraq), Harry Kane (England), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Victor Osimhen (Nigeria), Ayase Ueda (Japan).









































