Norway’s Erling Braut Haland scored a record nine goals for his team in a runaway 12-0 victory over Honduras at the U20 World Cup in Poland on Thursday.
The 18-year-old RB Salzburg striker scored four times before the half and then added another five after to break the previous record for goals in a single game at the U20 World Cup of six.
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The 12-0 win also represents the largest margin of victory for a team in U20 World Cup history, eclipsing the 10-0 thrashing Brazil handed Belgium in the 1997 edition.
Haland, the son of former Leeds United and Manchester City player Alf-Inge Haland, had scored just six goals in all competitions for both club and country since September 2018, before his record-setting outing on Thursday.
Prior to his move to Austria in January, Haland scored 14 times for Molde in Norway’s top flight and netted his first goal for Salzburg in May in a win over Linz.
Despite the record night, Norway finished third in Group C behind New Zealand and Uruguay and will have to await the results of the rest of the group stage matches to see if they advance as one of the top-four third-place teams.