Lent.az
Norwegian national team striker Erling Haaland made history by scoring a penta-trick in the match against the Moldova national team (11:1) in the 6th round of the European qualifying group stage for the 2026 World Cup.
According to Lent.az, citing foreign media, he is the first player to score five goals in a World Cup qualifier this century.
According to FIFA's press service, this is also the first five-goal pentathlon in such matches since 1977. 48 years ago, Hans Krankl scored 5 goals in the Austria-Malta game.
After this game, Norway leads the Group I standings with 15 points. Norway will host Israel in their next qualifying match on October 11.
