51 goals in 46 games! Ronaldo’s record is likely to be broken by him

Haaland scored a hat trick in Norway's World Cup qualifying match against Israel, helping the team win 5-0.

This is Harland’s 27th hat trick in his career! In this World Cup preliminaries, Haaland scored 12 goals in 6 games, ranking first among the scorers with an average of 2 goals per game, and his number of goals was twice that of the second place.

So far, Haaland has played 46 times for Norway and scored 51 goals, including 24 goals in the last 15 games.

In addition, after this battle, Haaland became the player who used the fewest games to achieve 50 goals for the national team, and his efficiency was extremely terrifying! The ranking of the time to unlock 50 goals for the national team is as follows:

1. Haaland (Norway), 46 games

2. Kane (England), 71 games

3. Neymar (Brazil), 74 games

4. Kylian Mbappe (France), 90 games

5. Lewandowski (Poland), 90 games

6. Messi (Argentina), 107 games

7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), 114 games

In addition to these, Haaland is still approaching a major achievement - the historical top scorer in the World Cup preliminaries!

Currently, the historical scoring record in the World Cup preliminaries is held by Cristiano Ronaldo, but the 25-year-old Haaland is only 22 goals away from Cristiano Ronaldo, and he is just around the corner to touch the throne. A look at the top 5 scorers in the history of the World Cup preliminaries:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), 39 goals

1. Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala), 39 goals

3. Messi (Argentina), 36 goals

4. Alli- Dai (Iran), 35 goals

5. Lewandowski (Poland), 31 goals

In 2023, after Manchester City defeated Inter Milan to win the Champions League championship, Harland asked Henry for advice on how to further improve his abilities. Henry suggested at the time that he use his right foot in certain situations instead of his preferred left.

Henry said to Harland at the time: "In the penalty area, you have nothing to learn. Your movements are already unparalleled. But when it comes to scoring goals, if you start shooting with your right foot and finish along the usual route of your left foot, you will be even more invincible!"

Now it seems that Harland is putting Henry's advice to full use.

In the game against Israel, Haaland's process of scoring the first goal reflected this. Israeli defender Brorian focused on Haaland's left side, narrowing the space and preventing him from shooting with his left foot. But Haaland controlled the ball to the right, took the ball with his right foot and calmly slotted the ball into the goal. In this process, Haaland practiced the ideas from Henry.

Of course, most of Haaland's goals will still come from his left foot or header, but if he can continue to improve the finishing ability of his right foot, it will make his opponents more difficult to guard against.

Finally, do you think Haaland can break Ronaldo's national team scoring record in the future?