Pep Guardiola praised Erling Haaland’s exceptional season, noting the striker is “breaking a lot of personal records” both in the Premier League and with Norway.
Guardiola expressed happiness for Haaland and the Norwegian national team, highlighting the significance of the qualification by mentioning that many of the current squad were not yet born during Norway’s last World Cup appearance.
He concluded that, based on Haaland’s “incredible qualification,” stellar performance, and goal-scoring record, “as a world class player, he deserves to play a World Cup.”