ERLING HAALAND'S CHANCE
Will Haaland score a third consecutive hat-trick in World Cup qualifiers?
On 13 November, Erling Haaland will have a historic chance to become the first European player to score a hat-trick in three consecutive World Cup qualifiers.
In his last two matches, “The Cyborg” scored five goals against Moldova and three against Israel. The upcoming home match against Estonia offers a good chance to set a new record.
To date, five European players, including Haaland, have scored hat-tricks in back-to-back World Cup qualifiers. See the table for details.
| WORLD CUP | QUALIFYING | EUROPE | ||
| BACK-TO-BACK | HAT-TRICKS | |||
| Player/Country | Dates | Games | Goals | |
| 1 | Thomas Taylor | 05/09/1956 | Denmark 5-2 | 3 |
| England | 08/05/1957 | Republic of Ireland 5-1 | 3 | |
| 2 | Gheorghe Popescu | 14/12/1996 | Macedonia 3-0 | 3 |
| Romania | 29/03/1997 | Liechtenstein 8-0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Predrag Mijatović | 29/10/1997 | Hungary 7-1 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 15/11/1997 | Hungary 5-0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Harry Kane | 12/11/2021 | Albania 5-0 | 3 |
| England | 15/11/2021 | San Marino 10-0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Erling Haaland | 09/09/2025 | Moldova 11-1 | 5 |
| Norway | 11/10/2025 | Israel 5-0 | 3 |