Holland declares war on Mbappe and Messi at the 2026 World Cup

The battle for the top scorer title at World Cup 2026 is no longer limited to France’s Kylian Mbappe and Argentina’s Lionel Messi, after Norway’s Erling Holland firmly established himself in the race for the star following an exceptional night in which he led his country to eliminate Brazil, ignite the race for the Golden Boot and write a new chapter in the tournament’s history.

Erling Holland led Norway to a valuable 2-1 win over Brazil on Sunday night in a match that pits the two teams against each other in the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The match saw a remarkable display of brilliance from the Norwegian star, who opened the scoring in the 80th minute after taking a perfect pass from the left flank and turning it into a powerful header that found goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s left corner.

The Norwegian striker was not satisfied with the goal, but returned in the 89th minute to confirm his country’s superiority after a rocket shot from outside the penalty area found Alisson’s left for his second personal goal of the game and his second for Norway.

According to the networkOpta“Specializing in statistics, this is the first time in World Cup history that three different players have scored 7 or more goals in a single tournament match, and they are Kylian Mbappe (7 goals), Lionel Messi (7 goals) and Erling Haaland (7 goals).

added network Holland became the first player to score seven goals in his first four World Cup games since German legend Gerd Müller, who scored eight goals in his first four games in 1970.

With the victory, Norway secured a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, where the winner of the upcoming clash between England and Mexico, scheduled for late Monday morning, awaits to continue their dream of achieving an unprecedented historic achievement.