Level with Messi and Mbappé: Haaland continues to shine, sharing top scorer lead at 2026 World Cup

2026-07-06T04:58:14.532Z

Erling Haaland led Norway to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup after scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory over Brazil in the Round of 16, taking his tally to 7 goals in the tournament, sharing the top scorer lead with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. The current edition has set a historic record as the first in which three players have reached 7 goals or mo...

Norway striker Erling Haaland continued his impressive form in the 2026 World Cup finals, leading his country to the quarter-finals after a 2-1 win over Brazil in their Round of 16 match.

Haaland scored both goals for Norway in the 79th and 90th minutes, securing his team's passage to the last eight, where they will face the winner of the England vs. Mexico match.

The Norwegian striker increased his tally to seven goals in the tournament, sharing the top of the scoring charts with Argentina's Lionel Messi and France's Kylian Mbappé.

According to statistics, this is the first time since the 1958 World Cup that three players have scored more than five goals in a single edition, and the first time in the tournament's history that three players have reached seven or more goals in the same edition.

Haaland continues his scoring run for his country, having scored in 14 consecutive international matches, after being the top scorer in the European qualifiers for the World Cup with 16 goals.

The Norwegian striker scored two goals against Iraq and two against Senegal in the group stage, then added a goal against Ivory Coast in the Round of 32, and a brace against Brazil in the Round of 16, bringing his international tally to 62 goals in 54 matches for his country.