Haaland is not the top scorer in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

Scoring 5 goals against Moldova, Erling Haaland has made a strong breakthrough in the race for the top scorer of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. However, he still cannot take the leading position.

Haaland (right) shone brightly in Norway's unbelievable victory - Photo: REUTERS

In the early morning of September 10 (Vietnam time), Norway caused a shock when they destroyed Moldova with a score of 11-1. Although Moldova is very weak, this is still a rare score in the European World Cup qualifiers.

Haaland was the hero in this match with 5 goals. Thereby, he raised his total number of goals in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers to 9.

Previously, Haaland scored 1 goal against Moldova in the first match, before "shooting" against Israel, Italy and Estonia.

With 5 recent goals, Haaland has surpassed Kramaric (Croatia) - who has 6 goals - to take the lead in the scoring race in the European qualifying round.

If calculated on the level of all regions, Haaland has also surpassed two senior superstars Messi (8 goals) and Salah (7 goals). At the same time, he is equal to the achievements of Chris Wood (New Zealand) and Ali Olwan (Jordan).

However, Haaland is still behind 3 names in terms of goals in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. They are Mehdi Taremi (Iran) and Son Heung Min (South Korea) - both with 10 goals, and the leader Almoez Ali (Qatar).

Almoez Ali leads the race - Photo: REUTERS

Qatar's main striker has scored 12 goals in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. He still has a chance to improve his record when his team advances to the 4th qualifying round, taking place in October.

Qatar is in the same group with UAE and Oman in this qualifying round, neither of which are strong teams so there are still many opportunities to break away.

Taremi and Son Heung Min have ended their qualifying journeys while Iran and South Korea have both secured tickets after the third qualifying round. Similarly, Messi has also run out of chances to improve his performance.

Therefore, the race for the top scorer of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the coming time will likely take place between Haaland and Ali.

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HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/haaland-chua-phai-nguoi-ghi-ban-nhieu-nhat-vong-loai-world-cup-2026-2025091007211085.htm