QUICK ANSWER

Is Erling Haaland in the World Cup 2026?

Yes — Erling Haaland is in Norway's 26-man World Cup 2026 squad and plays his club football for Man City in the Premier League. Norway are through to the Round of 16; the model gives them 0.1% to win the tournament.
STILL IN IT
Norway are through to the Round of 16.
Erling Haaland is still alive in the World Cup 2026 knockouts.
● GROUP STAGE COMPLETE

Is Erling Haaland playing today?

Norway have completed their Group I fixtures. Knockout-round opponent depends on other group results — see the live bracket for the projected path.

NORWAY · GROUP I · MAN CITY

Erling Haaland

TOP-100 · #2NORWAYPL · MAN CITY

Erling Haaland carries Norway's World Cup hopes through Group I — model projects 6.9 pts-per-90 across the three group-stage fixtures.

ONSIDE AI · MODEL v5

PROJ PPG · MODEL
6.9
vs ALL OUTFIELDS IN TOP-100
0.07.0
HOW FAR DOES HAALAND GO?
ROUND OF 16
11%
QUARTER-FINAL
7.7%
SEMI-FINAL
1.2%
FINAL
0.2%
CHAMPION
0.1%

Cumulative probabilities · Updated each match · 60-min refresh

PHOTO · WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

TOURNAMENT STATS · UPDATES EVERY MATCH

Live stat sheet

Matches
1
90 mins
Minutes
90
Goals
5
Assists
0
Clean Sheets
outfield
xG
4.3
approx
Proj xP/90
6.9
model
Fantasy pts
22
Onside calc

Stats refresh after every match (60s ISR + football-data 15s upstream cache). xG is approximated until shot-level data ships; clean sheets currently track GKs only.

ONSIDE MODEL · TOURNAMENT IMPACT MAP

Haaland's match-by-match expected output

Per-match expected points combine the model's win probability for Norway, projected per-90 output, and assumed minutes share. Cells dim as the journey grows uncertain.

Knockout cells dashed to signal contingency · Click any group cell to open the prediction.

ONSIDE RADAR · WC 2026 MODEL

Erling Haaland — the player profile

Norway #31 · Man City · PL regular

5-AXIS PROFILE
ATTACK38PLAYMAKING43TACTICAL58PHYSICAL56DEFENDING40
Erling HaalandAverage pro · 75
ONSIDE MODEL · WC 2026 PROJECTION
EXP. GOALS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
EXP. ASSISTS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
xG / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
xA / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
MINUTES SHARE
85%
PL regular · high start prob
POSITION
Man City

Ratings synthesised by Onside's model from team rank + position cohort + recent fixtures. Refreshed every 60 minutes.

Erling Haaland's group-stage fixtures

3 MATCHES · MODEL WIN-PROBABILITIES SHOWN

Other Norway stars at WC 2026

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