NORWAY are on the cusp of making it to a first World Cup in almost three decades.
And Erling Haaland seemed to think Rangers star Thelo Aasgaard had taken the celebrations too far BEFORE their huge win over Israel last night.
Norway haven’t been to the World Cup – or any major tournament – since France 1998.
But a stunning qualifying campaign has them on the brink of punching their ticket to next year’s extravaganza in North America.
They’ve won all six matches so far with a perfect 18 points from a possible 18.
Stale Solbakken’s side also scored a staggering 29 goals and shipped just three.
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Their incredible run has seen them open up a six-point lead over Italy in Group I of Uefa‘s qualifying process.
Unsurprisingly, Man City superstar Erling Haaland has been at the forefront of everything good for Norway.
He’s fired a remarkable 12 goals during qualifying and has scored in all of Norway’s games.
After netting five goals in last month’s 11-1 mauling of Moldova, he struck a hat-trick in last night’s 5-0 triumph against Israel in Oslo.
Rangers star Thelo Aasgaard has also been featuring during the qualifying campaign and struck four goals of his own during that remarkable Moldova game last month.
He didn’t have quite as big a say against Israel, appearing as a second-half substitute.
But BEFORE last night’s big game, Aasgaard had clearly caught the attention of superstar teammate Haaland – albeit not for the right reasons!
Norway’s social media team decided to mic up Haaland in a pre-match training session, with rather amusing results.
The video posted on Instagram captured the hilarious moment Haaland was left bewildered by Gers ace Aasgaard during the session.
The camera showed Haaland asking the midfielder: “Thelo! Are you f****** alright? Are you alright?”
“Damn! Are you f****** alright?”
The shot then cuts to another moment during an exercise with the ball, with Aasgaard once again on the receiving end from the striker.
The ball can be seen being launched wildly past the camera during a passing routine, with Aasgaard – who’s out of shot – appearing to be responsible.
Cheeky Haaland approaches the Ibrox man and asks: “Have you been drinking? Have you been drinking?
“What did you do last night?”
While they’ve enjoyed the perfect start, Norway’s lead could be cut to just three points in their group before they play again.
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Italy face Israel in Udine tomorrow night with the Norwegians not playing another qualifier until next month.
It could all come down to a final day shoot-out with Italy in Milan although Norway’s remarkable +26 goal difference is one of those that virtually counts as an extra point.
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