After guiding Norway to the knockout stage in his maiden appearance in the FIFA World Cup, Erling Haaland has shared a hilarious take on Lionel Messi, who is going through a red-hot form at the ongoing 2026 edition of the tournament. The 39-year-old is enjoying a stellar individual campaign for Argentina, scoring six goals in just three games at the group stage.
Erling Haaland reacts on Lionel Messi's form
In Argentina's third and final group stage game against Jordan on Sunday, June 28, the Inter Miami star came off the bench and scored another banger in the tournament. The goal against Jordan turned out to be his 19th goal in World Cups, which happens to be the highest in the history of the tournament.
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Coming after the end of the half-time, Messi scored an amazing goal through a free-kick in the 80th minute. In the ongoing World Cup, Messi stands at the top position with six goals in just three games, leading the World Cup Golden Boot.
Reacting to the situation, Erling Haaland shared a picture of himself with a tired expression, which had a hilarious caption, which claimed that Messi won't let him touch the World Cup Golden Boot.
"Messi is never letting me touch the World Cup golden boot," wrote Haaland.
How Erling Haaland has performed so far in FIFA World Cup 2026?
The star Norwegian striker has managed to put on a brilliant show so far in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, leading Norway in the knockout stages with brilliant finishing in the Group-stage games.
Playing in his first major international tournament, Haaland proved his worth by scoring two back-to-back braces in the first two group stage games against Iraq and Senegal respectively. In the third and final group-stage game against France, Haaland was given rest where Norway endured a 4-1 loss.
Norway's next challenge?
After qualifying for the knockout stage, Norway will lock horns against Ivory Coast in their Round of 32 clash on Tuesday, June 30 at the AT&T Stadium (Dallas Stadium) in Texas.