00:00Just like Zlatan Ibrahimović, Erling Haaland has become the next Scandinavian striker
00:05to terrorize the pitch.
00:07But can the world's deadliest goalscorer dominate the World Cup stage in his first appearance?
00:19Meet Erling Haaland of Norway, 25-year-old striker from Manchester City of England's
00:25Premier League.
00:26So I'm going to start this off with a question.
00:28Have you guys ever seen a cheat code walking around in cleats?
00:32Oh, you haven't?
00:33Well, you will come summertime, believe that.
00:36Haaland is the sport's most prolific scorer with an astonishing 55 goals in just 48 games
00:43for his country.
00:44Now, to put that into context, no player in international soccer history hit the half-century
00:50mark in fewer matches.
00:52Not Messi, not Pele, not Ronaldo.
00:54He's just that good, and he's rewriting the record books while everyone's still debating
01:00whether he's elite or not.
01:03Elite?
01:04Please.
01:05He's already one of the greats on this continent.
01:07He's dominated the Premier League and holds the record as the fastest player to reach 100
01:12Premier League goals.
01:13He's dominated Europe and is the fastest player to reach 50 Champions League goals, but he's
01:20never played a World Cup.
01:22And that's the whole story behind Haaland.
01:25At only 25, he's already won every major club trophy with Manchester City, including the Champions League.
01:32But this is his World Cup debut.
01:36He's the biggest name at the tournament who's never been on this stage.
01:41This stage is different.
01:42The energy is different.
01:44The stakes are higher than ever, especially in the Meadowlands.
01:48I mean, just ask his father, who played in the last US World Cup back in 1994, and he even
01:54played a match against Italy at the then-Giant Stadium.
01:57So does the Norwegian answer the call in his first appearance on the global stage?
02:02Or does he pack up the hype and head on back to the Northern Lights?
02:06His country needs every bit of Haaland aura because the Norwegians were drawn into a group
02:11with France and Senegal.
02:13If they're gonna have any chance to make it out of that group stage, it's going to be because
02:18of Haaland.
02:1916 goals in World Cup qualifying alone.
02:22But look, let's be honest.
02:24Norway isn't expected to win the tournament, but if this guy gets hot, someone's gonna need
02:29to explain to their fans how Haaland dropped seven goals and Norway's still going home.
02:35Norway's group stage includes a match at MetLife Stadium, which means Haaland could be in Jersey
02:41making his World Cup debut.
02:43And then there's France versus Norway.
02:45That's set for Gillette Stadium, which is a short drive from New York up I-95.
02:50Soccer fans in the tri-state area could be in the building for the first time the world's
02:55most dangerous striker plays a World Cup game.
02:59And if you like Ibrahimovic, trust me, you're gonna love Erling Haaland.
03:05Yeah, we're gonna have to...
03:07Go on, go on!
03:07S-tell, go on, go on!
03:07S-tell!
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