Haaland scores three as Norway crush Israel amid pro-Palestinian protest

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Erling Haaland’s Norway adjacent successful connected World Cup qualification successful a lucifer wherever a pro-Palestine objection was held.

Published On 12 Oct 2025

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to walk 50 planetary goals successful grounds clip arsenic Norway cruised to a 5-0 thrashing of Israel, edging person to qualifying for a archetypal FIFA World Cup finals since 1998.

Before the Saturday nighttime lucifer successful Oslo, hundreds of radical attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration, chanting “Free Palestine” to protestation against Israel’s “genocide” successful Gaza, AFP journalists reported.

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Norwegian constabulary dispersed a gathering of pro-Palestinian activists with teardrop state and made respective arrests.

Inside the Ullevaal Stadium, respective twelve Israeli fans waved their country’s emblem and a banner speechmaking “Let the Ball Talk!”.

Norway present pb Group I with 18 points, six much than second-placed Italy, who bushed Estonia 3-1 successful Tallinn to enactment connected way for qualification.

The comfy triumph successful Oslo leaves Norway firmly successful power of the radical arsenic they question a spot astatine adjacent year’s finals successful the United States, Canada and Mexico.

After a meek performance, Israel instrumentality connected Italy successful Udine connected Tuesday, knowing they indispensable triumph to support live their fading hopes of qualifying.

Haaland’s hat-trick sets the tone

Haaland became the fastest subordinate successful men’s planetary shot to scope 50 goals for his state and present boasts 51 goals for Norway successful conscionable 46 games.

His aboriginal punishment was saved by Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz, but the referee ordered the spot-kick to beryllium retaken for encroachment wrong the area, lone for Peretz to parry distant Haaland’s 2nd effort.

But Norway forged up successful the 18th infinitesimal done an Anan Khalaili ain goal, earlier Haaland raced wide to score. Norway got their 3rd from an Idan Nachmias ain goal.

Manchester City guardant Haaland added his 2nd with a almighty header earlier nodding successful to implicit his sixth hat-trick for his state with 18 minutes left.

Norway has not played astatine a large tourney since Euro 2000.

Italy, attempting to scope their archetypal World Cup finals since 2014, moved a measurement person acknowledgment to goals from Moise Kean, Mateo Retegui and Pio Esposito successful Tallinn.

The Italians determination 3 points up of Israel successful 2nd spot successful Group I, which offers a playoff spot.

Italy’s gathering with Israel is expected to beryllium a tense affair, surrounded by pro-Palestinian protests, and lone 5,000 tickets person been sold.