In June 16th, in the first round of the FIFA World Cup group stage, Norway faced Iraq. Norway ultimately defeated Iraq 4-1. In this match, Haaland scored a brace, becoming the sixth player to do so in this FIFA World Cup.

Players with a brace in this FIFA World Cup (playing time includes stoppage time, statistics from FIFA)
Balogun (USA): 77 minutes played, 0 assists
Ayari (Sweden): 100 minutes played, 0 assists
Havertz (Germany): 100 minutes played, 0 assists
Just (New Zealand): 101 minutes played, 0 assists
Haaland (Norway): 103 minutes played, 0 assists
Mbappe (France): 106 minutes played, 0 assists
