Norway rushed to a 5-0 victory over Moldova in their opening-world cup qualification match, with Erling Haaland on Doel.
Haaland took the second goal of Norway in Saturday's routine, while the Stale Solbakken team stuck Top of Group I.
The Star of Manchester City added to the fifth minute opener of Julian Ryerson in Stadionul Zimbrug, where Norway went 4-0 before half time.
Thelo Aasgaard scored the third of Norway and Martin Odegaard laid an assist for Alexander Sorloth.
Aron Donnum came to the action halfway through the second half.
Norway missed Euro 2024 despite the fact that he had stacked a team with offensive talent, but with 48 teams that can qualify for the World Cup 2026, the Solbakken team should play their chances of a large tournament for the first time since 2000.
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Data debrief: Haaland continues
Haaland has now scored 39 international goals in just 40 performances for his country.
He scored in each of his last four world cup qualifications, six times on that series of performances.
It is not surprising that he ended the game with the most shots (four) and shots on goal (two).
Behind Haaland, Odegaard pulled the strings while Norway had 24 shots and built up opportunities that were worth 2.95 expected goals. The Arsenal Pelenmaker had 102 touches and created four chances, with Ryerson and Sorloth also contributing so many important passes.
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