🤯 World Cup makes Haaland immortal! Madness in South America | OneFootball

It wasn’t only since the World Cup that Erling Haaland has been drawing attention with his performances. But since the tournament in the United States, Canada, and Mexico at the latest, even football fans with no interest in the English Premier League know who he is. 

How huge the hype surrounding the Norwegian superstar has become is especially evident in Peru. As the civil registry announced, 468 children there bear the 25-year-old’s last name, according to a report by the news agency AFP. 

Another 91 babies also carry the full name Erling Haaland, the report said. “Various football stars inspire Peruvians to register their children under these names,” said Ivan Torres, spokesman for the registry office, in comments to Panamericana Television. 

According to Torres, most of the newborn Peruvians named after Haaland were registered in the weeks since the start of the World Cup. The numbers rose sharply when Norway reached the quarterfinals.

But Haaland is not the only football star admired in Peru. According to the birth registry, 3,402 children were named after Lionel Messi, 1,185 after Cristiano Ronaldo, 1,241 after Lamine Yamal, and as many as 33,809 children were named after Neymar. 

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