Erling Haaland grew to become Norway’s all-time high goalscorer with a brace in his nation’s 3-0 win over Slovakia within the UEFA Nations League on Thursday.
Aged simply 24, Haaland’s two strikes took his worldwide tally to 34 targets in simply 36 caps, besting a document held by Jorgen Juve for over 90 years within the course of.
Juve netted 33 targets in his 45 video games for the Norwegian nationwide group between 1928 and 1937, scoring the majority of them within the now defunct Nordic Soccer Championship – a event he helped his facet win by scoring a reasonably beautiful 17 targets in 12 video games between 1929 and 1932.
Haaland has damaged Juve’s document in much less video games and at a a lot youthful age, and talking concerning the feat after the win over Slovakia, the striker hailed the achievement as being “historic”:
“After all, it’s large and historic. I am comfortable, and it is a incredible document to attain. I’ve a few years left. I am having fun with myself.
“It was a properly executed match. I’m proud. It’s a document that has stood for a very long time. I felt good. It has been a very long time since I’ve had this a lot vitality on the sector.”
The Manchester Metropolis striker was additionally the stand-in captain for the sport towards Slovakia, main his nation out due to the absence of Arsenal star Martin Odegaard. The win itself was Norway’s second in three UEFA Nations League B video games so far in 2024, with Haaland netting three targets in these three video games.
Haaland will probably be hoping so as to add to his document Norway aim tally later this week when his nation journey to face Austria on Sunday.
