Star striker Erling Haaland has scored a hat-trick for Norway in their 5-0 win against Israel, three days ahead of their international friendly against New Zealand.
Haaland hit the net in the 27th, 63rd and 72nd minutes to help his side win their Group I match in the FIFA World Cup European qualifiers.
The hat-trick took his goal tally for Norway to 46 in only 51 full international appearances.
The Manchester City striker missed a penalty against Israel when his shot was saved by Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz. The ‘keeper was judged to have moved off his line so the spot kick was retaken, and Peretz saved it again.
Main photo: In-form Erling Haaland.
Haaland, who played the full game against Israel, is in hot form for club and country.
In the English Premier League this season, he has scored nine goals already, which equals the total number scored by his nine nearest rivals for the Golden Boot last season.
Norway are ranked #31 in the FIFA men’s world rankings while New Zealand are #83. Israel are #76.
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Result
Game played on Sunday October 12, 2025 (NZT)
Norway 5 (own goals 18′, 28′, Erling Haaland 27′, 63′, 72′)
Israel 0
Squads
Norway
Player/caps/goals, club
Goalkeepers
Ørjan Nyland (64/0) Sevilla, Spain
Mathias Dyngeland (1/0) Brann, Norway
Egil Selvik (5/0) Watford, England
Defenders
David Møller Wolfe (15/1) Wolverhampton Wanderers, England
Julian Ryerson (37/1) Borussia Dortmund, Germany
Torbjørn Heggem (9/0) Bologna, Italy
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (29/0) Torino, Italy
Fredrik André Bjørkan (16/1) Bodø/Glimt, Norway
Andreas Hanche-Olsen (21/0) Mainz 05, Germany
Felix Horn Myhre (5/2) Brann, Norway
Tobias Guddal (0/0) Tromsø, Norway
Eivind Helland (0/0), Brann, Norway
Midfielders
Morten Thorsby (63/7) Genoa, Italy
Kristoffer Ajer (46/2) Brentford, England
Patrick Berg (36/0) Bodø/Glimt, Norway
Sander Berge (59/1) Fulham, England
Thelo Aasgaard (4/5) Rangers, Scotland
Antonio Nusa (17/5) RB Leipzig, Germany
Oscar Bobb (13/2) Manchester City, England
Kristian Arnstad (0/0) AGF Aarhusm Denmark
Forwards
Alexander Sørloth (66/24) Atlético Madrid, Spain
Erling Haaland (46/51) Manchester City, England
Aune Heggebø (1/0) West Bromwich Albion, England
Aron Dønnum (16/2) Toulouse, France
Andreas Schjelderup (6/0) Benfica, Portugal
Jørgen Strand Larsen (22/3) Wolverhampton Wanderers, England
Withdrawals
Martin Ødegaard (69/15) Arsenal, England — injury
Leo Østigård (33/1) Genoa, Italy — injury
New Zealand
Player/caps/goals, club
Goalkeepers
Max Crocombe (19/0) Millwall, England
Alex Paulsen (4/0) Lechia Gdańsk, Poland (on loan from Bournemouth, England)
Nik Tzanev (2/0) Newport County, Wales
Defenders
Tyler Bindon (19/3) Sheffield United, England (on loan from Nottingham Forest, England)
Michael Boxall (59/1) Minnesota United, United States
Francis de Vries (14/1) Auckland FC, Aotearoa New Zealand
Lukas Kelly-Heald (4/0) Wellington Phoenix, Aotearoa New Zealand
Tim Payne (46/3) Wellington Phoenix, Aotearoa New Zealand
Tommy Smith (56/2) Braintree Town, England
George Stanger (debut) Kilmarnock, Scotland
Finn Surman (12/1) Portland Timbers, United States
Midfielders
Joe Bell (28/1) Viking FK, Norway
Andre de Jong (11/2) Stellenbosch, South Africa
Matt Garbett (33/5) Peterborough United, England
Callum McCowatt (27/4) Silkeborg IF, Denmark
Ben Old (17/1) AS Saint-Étienne, France
Owen Parker-Price (1/0) Örgryte, Sweden
Sarpreet Singh (23/3) FK TSC Bačka Topola, Serbia
Marko Stamenić (32/3) Swansea City, Wales
Ryan Thomas (22/3) PEC Zwolle, Netherlands
Bill Tuiloma (44/4) Charlotte FC, United States
Forwards
Ben Waine (25/8) Port Vale, England
Chris Wood (87/45) Nottingham Forest, England
Withdrawals
Eli Just (38/8) Motherwell, Scotland — injury
Dalton Wilkins (3/0) Kolding IF, Denmark (on loan from Sønderjyske, Denmark) — injury
Fixture
Game to be played on Wednesday October 15, 2025 (NZT)
Norway v New Zealand
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway, 5am (NZT)
This story was first published on October 12, 2025.