Norway ripped Moldova to shreds Tuesday in a relentless 11-1 World Cup qualification win.
Erling Haaland scored 5 objectives, taking his total tally to 48 objectives in 45 outings for his nation. Thelo Aasgaard struck 4 instances after being referred to as off the bench within the sixty fourth minute for his third Norway cap. Martin Odegaard and Felix Horn Myhre scored a objective apiece.
Norway’s males’s staff has impressively notched 11 objectives in two different matches throughout its historical past, albeit in two friendlies. It trounced Finland 12-0 in 1946 and thrashed america 11-0 in 1948.
The largest World Cup qualification victory beneath UEFA’s umbrella was a 12-0 success for Germany towards Cyprus in 1969, in response to The Sweeper podcast.
5 – Erling Haaland has scored in every of his final eight worldwide appearances, scoring 14 objectives, whereas he is the primary European participant to attain 5 instances in a World Cup qualifier since Hans Krankl scored six for Austria v Malta in 1977. Unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/6d7Dz8aZ9u
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 9, 2025
Aasgaard is simply the third participant to attain 4 objectives instead in World Cup qualifiers, in response to revered soccer statistician MisterChip. He follows Portugal’s Nuno Gomes (2001) and Vanuatu’s Seule Solomon (2007).
Norway is prime of Group I in UEFA’s World Cup qualification cycle with 5 wins from 5 matches. Second-placed Italy and Israel, which is third, are six factors behind the Norwegians.
Norway hasn’t participated within the males’s World Cup since its spherical of 16 elimination in 1998.
