"Haaland made up for it later in the first half when he scored with a low strike after latching onto Alexander Sørloth's pass, his 10th goal in the qualifying campaign. The Norway star went on to score two more goals to take his tally to 12, the most in UEFA qualifying matches by far. He also has 12 goals in nine matches for City this season, taking his club tally to 136 in 155 games for the club."
"The hat trick for Haaland took his total for Norway to 51 in his career to extend his lead as the country's all-time leader in goals. He reached the 50-goal mark in just 46 games, whereas it took Harry Kane 71 matches with England, Brazil's Neymar 74 and Kylian Mbappé 90 games with France to hit the half-century milestone. The win keeps Norway perfect in qualifying with six wins from six games."
"There were peaceful pro-Palestinian protests before the match in Oslo. A police line formed close to the stadium but at a measured distance from the protesters, some of whom chanted "Shut down the embassy," while others carried red cards and one woman held up a small sign saying "Game Over Israel." A few dozen fans stayed to continue protesting outside the stadium once the match started."
Erling Haaland scored a hat trick as Norway routed Israel 5-0 in World Cup qualifying, despite missing two penalties that were saved by goalkeeper Daniel Peretz even after a retake. Haaland opened with a low strike after Alexander Sørloth's pass and added two more goals, bringing his qualifying total to 12 and his Norway career tally to 51. He reached 50 goals in 46 games, faster than Harry Kane, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. Norway remain perfect with six wins from six games and lead Group I by nine points over Italy. Peaceful pro-Palestinian protests occurred before the match in Oslo.
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