Erling Holland's hat-trick led the Norwegian national team to victory at the 2026 World Cup tournament

The striker of the English football club Manchester City and the Norwegian national team, Erling Holand, scored three goals in the qualifying match for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the Israeli team. The match took place on October 11 at the Ullevol stadium and ended with a score of 5:0 in favor of Norway.

Striker Erling Holand scored goals for the Norwegian national team, scoring a hat-trick in the 27th, 63rd and 72nd minutes. Two more points for the Norwegian team were scored by Israeli goals from Anan Khalili and Idan Nahmas (18th and 28th minutes, respectively).

In addition, in the 6th minute of the match, Holand was unable to score from the 11-meter mark due to goalkeeper Daniel Peretz deflecting the ball. However, after watching the video, it turned out that the goalkeeper had made a mistake. The penalty was repeated, but Holand failed to score a goal for the second time.

The Norwegian national team (18 points) has never lost in the qualifying tournament and ranks first in the Group I standings with a goal difference of 29:3. Next are the teams of Italy (9), Israel (9), Estonia (3) and Moldova (0).

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