Haaland breaks his own record.

In the early hours of March 23rd, Haaland scored in Norway's 5-0 victory over Moldova in the European World Cup qualifiers.

Haaland has flourished while playing for the national team.

In the 23rd minute of the match at the Zimbru Stadium, Andreas Schjelderup delivered a perfect pass for Erling Haaland to finish from inside the penalty area, extending Norway's lead to 2-0.

With this goal, Haaland broke his own record with 39 goals in his international career, a feat no Norwegian player has ever achieved in history. The striker, born in 2000, is now far ahead of the second-placed legend Jorgen Juve with 33 goals.

Notably, Haaland needed only 38 starts to reach 39 goals for Norway. The 24-year-old has been in impressive form for the national team, contributing to 13 goals (12 goals, 1 assist) in his last 9 matches for his country.

Moments of brilliance from Haaland, Ryerson, Aasgaard, Sorloth, and Donnum gave Norway a strong start in the European World Cup qualifiers. Haaland is eager to participate in his first major tournament. Norway's absence from major competitions has significantly impacted the Manchester City striker's chances of winning the Ballon d'Or.

In the European World Cup qualifiers, Norway is in a relatively easy group alongside Israel, Moldova, Estonia, and the loser of the Nations League quarter-final match between Germany and Italy. In each group, the top team will qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup finals. The second-placed team will have to play in the play-offs.