OSLO, Norway(AP) — Erling Haaland scored a hat trick against Israel to pass 50 goals for Norway after twice missing a penalty in a 5-0 World Cup qualifying victory on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Haaland extended his leading tally in European qualifying to a remarkable 12 goals in six games, and his overall Norway total to 51 in 46 matches.

Haaland reached the 50-goal mark far quicker than the other elite strikers of modern times, according to statisticians Opta .

France star Kylian Mbappé and Poland's Robert Lewandowski took 90 games, while record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi took 107 for Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo needed 114 games with Portugal.

Haaland scored with an angled shot in the 27th minute, a powerful downward header in the 63rd and a back-post header in th

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