HAALAND DESTROYS ANOTHER RECORD BEFORE RONALDO AND ZLATAN
Erling Haaland has added another extraordinary chapter to his international career after scoring twice in Norway’s dramatic 3-2 Nations League victory over Denmark.
The Manchester City striker opened the scoring in the 18th minute before Denmark fought back and eventually levelled the contest.
With Norway needing a winner, Haaland delivered again.
The 26-year-old struck in the 74th minute to complete his brace and secure three points for his country.
The performance also pushed Haaland’s Norway tally to 64 goals in 56 appearances, taking him beyond Brazil legend Ronaldo and Sweden icon Zlatan Ibrahimović, who both finished their international careers with 62 goals.
That is an astonishing rate of scoring for a player still only 26.
Haaland has now scored 29 goals in his last 16 competitive international matches, while his Nations League record has also reached remarkable levels.
The Manchester City forward has become one of the most feared goalscorers in international football, and his latest performance shows that the World Cup has done nothing to slow him down.
Norway will now turn their attention to Portugal.
That means Haaland could soon find himself directly facing another record-breaking superstar in Cristiano Ronaldo.
The stage is already set.
Sunday could bring another huge chapter in the battle between two generations of goalscoring monsters.