FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Moldova vs Norway, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Moldova
    FT
    0 - 5
    Norway
    • 5': Julian Ryerson
    • 23': Erling Haaland
    • 38': Thelo Aasgaard
    • 43': Alexander Sørloth
    • 69': Aron Donnum

    Haaland scores as Norway start World Cup qualifying with 5-0 rout

    Erling Haaland helped Norway make a positive start to its World Cup qualifying campaign by scoring in a 5-0 rout at Moldova on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Goal! Moldova 0, Norway 1. Julian Ryerson (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thelo Aasgaard.
    • 6': Delay in match (Norway).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 7': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
    • 8': Nichita Motpan (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Vadim Rata (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Nichita Motpan (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
    • 16': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
    • 16': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Goal! Moldova 0, Norway 2. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 24': Foul by Victor Mudrac (Moldova).
    • 24': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Julian Ryerson (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
    • 25': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 25': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Thelo Aasgaard (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
    • 27': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Artur Craciun.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Thelo Aasgaard (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
    • 32': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
    • 32': Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 33': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ioan-Calin Revenco (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Leo Østigård (Norway).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 37': Substitution, Norway. Torbjørn Heggem replaces Leo Østigård because of an injury.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 37': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Vladyslav Baboglo.
    • 38': Goal! Moldova 0, Norway 3. Thelo Aasgaard (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
    • 39': Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
    • 43': Goal! Moldova 0, Norway 4. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Victor Mudrac.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Moldova 0, Norway 4.
    • 45': Second Half begins Moldova 0, Norway 4.
    • 45': Substitution, Moldova. Maxim Cojocaru replaces Ioan-Calin Revenco.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 49': Foul by Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).
    • 49': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Artur Craciun (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihail Caimacov.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 54': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Vladyslav Baboglo.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Victor Mudrac.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 56': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
    • 57': Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Virgiliu Postolachi.
    • 59': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Mudrac with a headed pass.
    • 60': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.
    • 61': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
    • 62': Foul by Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova).
    • 62': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Norway. Aron Dønnum replaces Alexander Sørloth.
    • 63': Substitution, Norway. Jens Petter Hauge replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 63': Substitution, Norway. Patrick Berg replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
    • 65': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 65': Jens Petter Hauge (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Moldova. Stefan Bodisteanu replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
    • 67': Foul by Aron Dønnum (Norway).
    • 67': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Goal! Moldova 0, Norway 5. Aron Dønnum (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 76': Hand ball by David Møller Wolfe (Norway).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Offside, Moldova. Virgiliu Postolachi is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Norway. Erik Botheim replaces Erling Haaland.
    • 78': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 78': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Vadim Rata (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Jens Petter Hauge (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Aron Dønnum (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Botheim.
    • 80': Substitution, Moldova. Victor Stîna replaces Nichita Motpan.
    • 81': Substitution, Moldova. Veaceslav Posmac replaces Vadim Rata.
    • 82': Foul by Aron Dønnum (Norway).
    • 82': Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Offside, Moldova. Virgiliu Postolachi is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Erik Botheim (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 86': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Norway).
    • 86': Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Moldova. Alexandru Boiciuc replaces Mihail Caimacov.
    • 88': Delay in match (Norway).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Foul by Victor Stîna (Moldova).
    • 90': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Dønnum.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Moldova 0, Norway 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Moldova 0, Norway 5.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 4
    69.5 Possession 30.5
    24 SHOTS 10
    8 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    565 Accurate Passes 212
    622 Passes 267
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    25 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    35 Long Balls 38
    22 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    10 Blocked Shots 2
    4 Effective Tackles 8
    5 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    2 Interceptions 8
    17 Effective Clearances 37
    17 Clearances 37

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
    Location: Chisinau, Moldova
    Attendance: 9,342

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Norway 2 +7 6
    2 Estonia 2 0 3
    3 Israel 2 -1 3
    4 Italy 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MDA Moldova (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Dumitru Celeadnic (GK)
    4 Vladislav Baboglo
    15 Victor Mudrac
    14 Artur Craciun
    2 Oleg Reabciuk
    21 Ioan-Calin Revenco
    22 Vadim Rata Yellow Card
    8 Nichita Motpan
    17 Virgiliu Postolachi
    11 Mihail Caimacov
    9 Ion Nicolaescu
    Moldova Substitutes:
    Stefan Bodistean, Daniel Dumbravanu, Victor Stina, Andrii Kozhukhar, Alexandru Boiciuc, Veaceslav Posmac, Cristian Avram, Maxim Cojocaru, Andrei Motoc, Teodor Lungu, Dan Puscas, Sergiu Platica.

    NOR Norway (4-1-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
    4 Leo Østigard
    3 Kristoffer Ajer Yellow Card
    8 Sander Berge
    5 David Wolfe
    14 Julian Ryerson
    18 Thelo Aasgaard
    20 Andreas Schjelderup
    10 Martin Ødegaard
    9 Erling Haaland
    7 Alexander Sørloth
    Norway Substitutes:
    Matias Dyngeland, Jens Hauge, Lasser Berg Johnsen, Stian Gregersen, Marcus Pedersen, Torbjorn Heggem, Felix Horn Myhre, Patrick Berg, Egil Selvik, Aron Donnum, Erik Botheim, Andreas Hanche-Olsen.

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