Haaland stars in World Cup qualifying as Norway hit Moldova for 11
Erling Haaland scored five as Norway emphatically maintained their 100-percent record after claiming a 11-1 crushing win over Moldova.
Norway produced the perfect response to second-placed Italy's dramatic 5-4 victory over Israel on Monday with a 11-1 thumping of Moldova to make it five wins from five in Group I.
Haaland was the star of the show, scoring a first-half hat-trick before nodding in his fourth goal not long after the restart. Martin Odegaard grabbed a goal and two assists. Felix Myhre found the net early on after being picked out by Haaland.
Rangers midfielder Thelo Aasgaard came off the bench to add a seventh, although Moldova did grab themselves a consolation with a Leo Ostigard own goal, only for Aasgaard to score again.
Haaland stepped aside when Norway were awarded a penalty shortly afterwards, allowing the 23-year-old Aasgaard to complete an 11-minute hat-trick. There were further goals for Haaland and Aasgaard as Moldova crumbled.
Norway, who downed four-time world champions Italy earlier in qualifying and are bidding to qualify for a first World Cup since 1998, moved six points clear of the 'Azzurri' having played a game more.