Haaland openly supports the English national team.

Erling Haaland, the Norwegian national football team player, said he is currently supporting the English team, following his country's exit from the World Cup.

The British news agency "PA Media" reported that the Manchester City striker did not score any goals for the first time in the current tournament, in a match held in the hot atmosphere of Miami, which the English team won 2-1 after extra time in the quarter-finals.

Haaland was born in Leeds while his father Alf was playing for the club, and since many of his Manchester City teammates are in the English team, he will support them. He told reporters on Saturday: "Yes, why not. I have some friends from Manchester City in the English team."

The player added: "Of course, I want them to achieve good results. I got an England shirt before I got a Norway shirt when I was young."

Haaland's former teammate at Borussia Dortmund, Jude Bellingham, was the star of the match, scoring two goals that turned the game around. He said: "Jude is a good friend. We had two great years at Borussia Dortmund. We were friends and he is a great person." He added: "I'm not surprised he scored today and delivered his usual performance," and continued: "The only thing is that he faces a lot of criticism for not scoring enough goals. I think that's undeserved."

The player concluded: "He still scores goals and dribbles everyone on the pitch," and added: "He is an amazing player, and England is lucky because everyone wants a player like him."