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0-3 defeat! Italy is in 4 games, 9 points behind, the World Cup dream is shattered, but Haaland sets a new historical record

9:52am, 8 June 2025【Football】

On June 7, the European division of the highly anticipated World Cup qualifiers rekindled, and the Italian team of the Blues took on the battlefield to face the Norwegian powerhouse led by Haaland. This is the Italian team's debut in this World Cup qualifier, but they suffered a blow and the prospect of advancing to the World Cup became confusing.

0-3! In a jaw-dropping defeat, the Italian team made all four games, and was already 9 points behind the top of the list, almost missing the World Cup main match. And all of this happened on the night when Haaland set a new record. Although Norway only ranked 38th in the world and Italy ranked 9th, Norway showed amazing combat effectiveness in this competition. The Norwegian team, which played at home, adopted a steady defensive counterattack tactic. Although the ball control rate was at a disadvantage with 38% to 62%, the number of shots was 8-6, and the number of shots was even 4-1. Their attack was like a sharp dagger, piercing straight into the heart of the Italian team. Just 14 minutes into the game, Noosa's precise straightening pass broke the Italian team's defense line. Atletico Madrid's strongman Throot went to the meeting alone, passed Donnarumma through the crotch, and took the lead for the Norwegian team.

In the 34th minute, Norwegian team won another game, and Noosa made a shocking shot in the penalty area, piercing the Italian team's goal. The Italian team, who was behind two goals, woke up like a dream, but it was too late. 8 minutes later, Odegao's straight pass accurately found Haaland. The Norwegian striker dribbled the ball over Donnarumma's attack and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal, freeing the score at 3-0. Champions League goalkeeper Donaluma has become the backdrop for opponents to celebrate in this game.

Although the Italian team used up 5 substitutions, they could not change the defeat. Norwegian team pushed the Italian team to the edge of the cliff with a refreshing victory. In the World Cup qualifiers, Italy has not won four consecutive games, and the bad memories of the last World Cup qualifiers have emerged again - a 1-1 draw with Switzerland, a 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland, a 0-1 loss to North Macedonia in the play-offs, and now a loss to Norway again. Italy suffered a two-game losing streak in the World Cup for the first time, and it was also the first time that it failed to score three consecutive games. In the group standings, Norway won all three games and led by 9 points, Israel followed closely with 6 points, Estonia ranked third with 3 points, while Italy ranked fourth with only 0 points, and Moldova ranked last in both games. The first team in the group will go straight to the US, Canada and Mexico World Cup. After Norway defeated Italy in the first leg, it has almost locked in the top spot in the group. On the other hand, the Italian team's dream of directly connecting to the World Cup is getting farther and farther away. Although they still have the opportunity to participate in the play-offs, the difficulty and uncertainty of the play-offs are worrying. In the previous two World Cup playoffs, the Italian team was eliminated by Sweden and North Macedonia one after another. Now this civilian Italian team has weak front line and unstable defense line. Its competitiveness is not as good as before, and it is very likely to miss the World Cup again.

, and Haaland is getting closer to his first glory moment of international competition, which he said after the game that it was simply incredible, and it was the most interesting national team game he has ever played. Haaland, who is only 24 years old, has played 41 goals in the Norwegian national team 42 times, setting a new Norwegian team record in history. With his super high goal efficiency, the record of the 137-goal national team record for the record of the 137-goal national team may be in danger.