Haaland Breaks Ibrahimovic's Scoring Record
- On Thursday, Erling Haaland scored twice to lead Norway to a 3-2 Nations League victory over Denmark in Oslo, ending Norway's 44-year wait for a competitive home win against their Scandinavian neighbors.
- Norway aimed to end a 44-year competitive home drought against Denmark; their last such victory occurred in 1982 during the Nordic Championship, a regional Scandinavian competition.
- After Oscar Bobb opened the scoring, Haaland restored Norway's lead before Denmark leveled 2-2 at the 60th minute. In the 74th minute, the Manchester City striker connected with Martin Odegaard's cutback to fire home the decisive winner.
- The victory propels Norway to the top of Group D with 3 points. Norway next hosts Portugal at Ullevaal Stadion on Sunday, September 27, while defender David Moller Wolfe was sent off during stoppage time.
- Haaland now has 64 goals in 56 international appearances and holds the Nations League all-time scoring record with 19 goals, extending his prolific form following his successful World Cup campaign in the United States.
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Erling Haaland doubles against Denmark and then shows a striking shram on his chest. Now the duel with Cristiano Ronaldo is waiting in Oslo.
Once again a record for Erling Haaland: After his double pack in Norway's 3-2 home success against Denmark in Oslo, the 26-year-old striker is the only record goalkeeper in the Nordic countries.
Norway started their Nations League League A campaign with a win, beating Denmark 3-2 at Ulevoll Stadium in Oslo. The hosts led 2-0, conceded an equaliser but Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal in the 74th minute. Oscar Bob opened the scoring in the 14th minute and four minutes later Haaland doubled their lead after a pass from Antonio Noosa. Denmark pulled one back in the 25th minute through Mikkel Damsgaard, who scored directly from a fre…
Erling Haaland surpasses Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic's achievement after scoring twice in Norway win over Denmark
Erling Haaland has surpassed the international goal tallies of Ronaldo Nazario and Zlatan Ibrahimovic after scoring a brace in Norway’s 3-2 win over Denmark in Thursday’s Nations League clash.
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