In the European preliminaries of the World Cup, Norway defeated Italy 4-1 and entered the World Cup again after 27 years.

Haaland is Norway's well-deserved core in this World Cup preliminaries. He scored 16 goals and 2 assists in 8 games, scoring in every game, and even averaging 2 goals per game. In the absence of Norway's other core Ødegaard in the late period, he still carried the team forward.

Norway has only had a golden era in its history in the late 1990s, when it played in both the World Cup and the European Cup. Now Haaland is undoubtedly leading another golden era. Considering that the 25-year-old Haaland has won 3 crowns in his club career, as well as many personal honors. In terms of the Golden Globe Award, he has never been absent from the list since 2021, and his highest ranking is 2nd. This young Manchester City striker is already a top legend in Norwegian football, and can even be said to be the first player in Norway.

Even if Norway does not perform well in next year's World Cup, Haaland has already become a hero in Norway by virtue of reaching the main match and his top performance. So far, the 25-year-old Haaland has scored 55 goals and 6 assists in 48 games for the national team.