When accepting the US Time magazine, Haaland was asked about Norway's 2026 World Cup.
Norway has won four consecutive victories in the European World Cup and has a chance to return to the World Cup after 1998. When asked which of the United States or Norway has a better chance to win the World Cup, Haaland said: "No need to answer this question, Norway will never win the World Cup. If we can advance to the World Cup, it will be like a football powerhouse that won the championship, it will be the biggest celebration in history, and the scene in Oslo will be very spectacular. I don't want to be the one who says the United States will never win the World Cup and then they really won, so the United States has a 1% chance to win the World Cup, while Norway has only 0.5% chance."
Asked if it is possible to come to the AP League in the future, just like Messi and Beckham did, Haaland said: "You never know what will happen in the future, everything Messi is doing now is incredible, and what Beckham did back then is equally amazing."
