Erling Haaland recovered from early penalty woe to net a hat-trick in Norway’s 5-0 World Cup qualification win over Israel
Haaland claimed the matchball despite having an early penalty and a retake saved on an eventful day in Oslo.
It’s a result that bolsters the Manchester City star’s hopes of playing at his first major international tournament in North America next summer, with Norway top of UEFA Group I on the back of six wins out of six.
At the very least, they are guaranteed a playoff spot and the gargantuan goal difference that Haaland has helped to rack up also plays in their favour.
In Norway’s previous qualifier, Haaland scored five in an 11-1 win over Moldova and he has 12 goals in six 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
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What is the most goals Erling Haaland has scored in a match?
The five-goal haul against Moldova only equalled Haaland’s best effort over 90 minutes.
In 2022/23, he scored five in a 7-0 demolition of RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League last 16. A year later, he did likewise as City beat Luton Town 6-2 in the FA Cup.
Although he has never gone beyond five in senior football, Haaland famously scored nine times in the same game for Norway against Honduras at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019.
¡Los 9⃣ del 9⃣! 🇳🇴🔥
¡Hace exactamente cuatro años Erling Haaland anotaba 𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦 en un solo partido de #U20WC! 😱⚽ pic.twitter.com/sHWUsUnu5W
— Copa Mundial FIFA 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_es) May 30, 2023
How many hat-tricks has Haaland scored?
Overall for club and country, Haaland has scored 27 senior hat-tricks as of October 11, 2025.
The bulk of those have come for Manchester City. He has claimed 11 matchballs for the 10-time English champions, although a year had passed since his most recent City treble by the time he plundered five against Moldova.
That was Haaland’s fifth international hat-trick for Norway, the same amount that he netted in just 10 months with RB Salzburg.
Haaland’s exploits in Austria paved the way for a move to Borussia Dortmund, for whom he scored four hat-tricks.
The teenage Haaland scored his first hat-trick for Molde in June 2017.
Erling Haaland: Every hat-trick
| Date | Competition | Team | Opponent | Score | Goals |
| 07-01-2018 | Eliteserien | Molde | Brann | W 4-0 | 4 |
| 07-19-2019 | OFB-Cup | RB Salzburg | Parndorf | W 7-1 | 3 |
| 08-10-2019 | Austrian Bundesliga | RB Salzburg | Wolfsberger | W 5-2 | 3 |
| 09-14-2019 | Austrian Bundesliga | RB Salzburg | TSV Hartberg | W 7-2 | 3 |
| 09-17-2019 | Champions League | RB Salzburg | Genk | W 6-2 | 3 |
| 11-10-2019 | Austrian Bundesliga | RB Salzburg | Wolfsberger | W 3-0 | 3 |
| 01-18-2020 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | Augsburg | W 5-3 | 3 |
| 10-11-2020 | Nations League | Norway | Romania | W 4-0 | 3 |
| 11-21-2020 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | Hertha Berlin | W 5-2 | 4 |
| 08-07-2021 | DFB-Pokal | Borussia Dortmund | Wehen Wiesbaden | W 3-0 | 3 |
| 09-07-2021 | UEFA WCQ | Norway | Gibraltar | W 5-1 | 3 |
| 04-30-2022 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | Bochum | W 4-3 | 3 |
| 08-27-2022 | Premier League | Manchester City | Crystal Palace | W 4-2 | 3 |
| 08-31-2022 | Premier League | Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | W 6-0 | 3 |
| 10-02-2022 | Premier League | Manchester City | Manchester United |
W 6-3 |
3 |
| 01-22-2023 | Premier League | Manchester City | Wolves | W 3-0 | 3 |
| 03-14-2023 | Champions League | Manchester City | RB Leipzig | W 7-0 | 5 |
| 03-18-2023 | FA Cup | Manchester City | Burnley | W 6-0 | 3 |
| 09-02-2023 | Premier League | Manchester City | Fulham | W. 5-1 | 3 |
| 02-27-2024 | FA Cup | Manchester City | Luton Town | W 6-2 | 5 |
| 05-04-2024 | Premier League | Manchester City | Wolves | W 5-1 | 4 |
| 06-05-2024 | International friendly | Norway | Kosovo | W 3-0 | 3 |
| 08-24-2024 | Premier League | Manchester City | Ipswich Town | W 4-1 | 3 |
| 08-31-2024 | Premier League | Manchester City | West Ham | W 3-1 | 3 |
| 11-17-2024 | Nations League | Norway | Kazakhstan | W 5-0 | 3 |
| 09-09-2025 | UEFA WCQ | Norway | Moldova | W 11-1 | 5 |
| 10-11-2025 | UEFA WCQ | Norway | Israel | W 5-0 | 3 |
