"Erling Haaland scored five goals as Norway pummeled Moldova on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record in World Cup qualifying and stay atop the Group I table with 15 points in five games. The five goals were a career high for Haaland while playing for Norway and the first since 2,000 for any player from the country. The result keeps Norway six points clear of second-place Italy, who barely escaped their Monday qualifier against Israel with a 5-4 win."
"Gattuso, who replaced Luciano Spalletti as Italy coach in June, acknowledged it was "the craziest game I've been involved with as a coach." "But that's my fault and not down to the players," Gattuso added. "If we want to play in a certain way, we need to get better at this. We were crazy to systematically go on the attack. That's what Israel was waiting for. They hit us on the counter every time.""
Norway defeated Moldova emphatically, with Erling Haaland scoring five goals — a personal best for Norway and the first five-goal haul by a Norwegian player since 2000. Felix Horn Myhre and Martin Ødegaard also scored, while Thelo Aasgaard added four goals. Norway maintained a perfect qualifying record and leads Group I with 15 points from five games, six points ahead of Italy. Italy survived a 5-4 win over Israel with a last-gasp winner from Sandro Tonali. Gennaro Gattuso, appointed Italy coach in June, criticized Italy's overly attacking approach and defensive lapses.
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