Norway thumped Moldova 11-1 with Erling Haaland netting five goals to help maintain their 100% record in World Cup qualifying.

His five-goal haul marked a personal best for Norway and was the most scored by a European man in a World Cup qualifier since Austria’s Hans Krankl netted six against Malta in 1977.

Despite having been involved in a freak bus accident on Monday – requiring stitches in his face – the Manchester City forward was on hand to steal the headlines once again.

Norway’s dominance was further underlined by four goals off the bench from Thelo Aasgaard, with Felix Horn Myhre and captain Martin Odegaard also on the scoresheet.

Norway now sit six points clear of Italy in Group I with 15 points from five games, after the Azzurri scraped a 5-4 win over Israel on Monday.

The qualifiers will conclude with a crucial head-to-head clash between Norway and Italy in November, which could decide the group’s top spot.

Haaland scored five times and Aasgaard scored four times in Norway’s big World Cup qualifying win