Haaland leads Norway to the sovereign 5-0 against Moldau in World Cup qualifier!

Haaland leads Norway to the sovereign 5-0 against Moldau in World Cup qualifier!

Chisinau, Republik Moldau - Norway has made an impressive start to the qualification for the 2026 World Cup. In Chisinau, the Norwegian national team defeated the Republic of Moldova with a clear 5: 0. Erling Haaland, the outstanding striker of Manchester City, contributed the goal to the 2-0 goal, while further goals from Julian Rerson, Thelo Aasgaard, Alexander Sörloth and Aron Dönnum scored. This victory marks the first step for Norway in the direction of her fourth World Cup participation, after 1938, 1994 and 1998, as krone.at reported.

The Norwegian team was dominant right from the start and played against an overwhelmed opponent. Rerson opened the score in the 5th minute, followed by Haaland in the 23rd minute, Aasgaard (38th), and Sörloth (43.), who laid the foundation for the clear victory before the half -time break. In the second half, Norway took it easy, but controlled the game without any problems before Dönnum set the final point in the 69th minute. Norway is at the top of the table of Group I in the World Cup qualification, and the next duel will take place on Tuesday against Israel, such as Sport1.de supplemented.

In the group phase, the losers of the quarterfinales of the Nations League, Germany and Italy, as well as Israel and Estonia, which also fight for qualifications, are also. With this clear victory, Norway showed that they are ready to go into the race for a ticket to the 2026 World Cup as favorites.