Haaland vs Mbappé: international stats (Norway vs France)

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One plays for a footballing superpower with two World Cups; the other carries a nation that went 28 years without a major tournament. That context shapes everything on this page, from caps and trophies to goals per game.

Erling Haaland

Manchester City · Norway · Age 26

Kylian Mbappé

Real Madrid · France · Age 27

All-time international

Norway vs France · senior caps, competitive and friendly

Erling Haaland

65 Goals

7 Assists

59 Apps

1.10 goals per game — leads
1.22 goals + assists per game — leads

Kylian Mbappé

67 Goals

38 Assists

107 Apps

0.63 goals per game
0.98 goals + assists per game

Full breakdown

All-time international — full breakdown
Statistic	Haaland	Mbappé
Caps	59	107 (better)
Goals	65	67 (better)
Assists	7	38 (better)
Goals per cap	1.10 (better)	0.63
Hat-tricks	6 (better)	3
Major tournaments played	1	7
International trophies	0	2 (better)

Senior national team only — youth caps are excluded.

FIFA World Cup

Finals tournaments only · qualifying counted separately

Erling Haaland

7 Goals

0 Assists

5 Apps

1.40 goals per game — leads
1.40 goals + assists per game — leads

Kylian Mbappé

22 Goals

6 Assists

22 Apps

1.00 goals per game
1.27 goals + assists per game

Haaland made his World Cup debut in 2026; Mbappé has played 3.

UEFA European Championship

Finals tournaments only

Erling Haaland

0 Goals

0 Assists

0 Apps

– goals per game
– goals + assists per game

Kylian Mbappé

1 Goals

2 Assists

9 Apps

0.11 goals per game
0.33 goals + assists per game

Norway have not qualified for a European Championship since 2000, which is why Haaland's row reads zero.

Nations League finals

Finals tournaments only · group-stage matches sit in the all-time row

Erling Haaland

0 Goals

0 Assists

0 Apps

– goals per game
– goals + assists per game

Kylian Mbappé

4 Goals

4 Assists

4 Apps

1.00 goals per game
2.00 goals + assists per game

A short competition, so a single match moves these numbers a long way.

Norway vs France: the numbers

International career statistics
Statistic	Haaland	Mbappé
National team	Norway	France
Debut	2019 vs Malta (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier)	2017 vs Luxembourg
Caps	59	107 (better)
Goals	65	67 (better)
Assists	7	38 (better)
Goals per cap	1.10 (better)	0.63
Hat-tricks	6 (better)	3
Best calendar year	17 (better)	12
World Cups played	1	3
World Cup goals	7	22 (better)
Euros played	0	2
International trophies	0	2 (better)

Major tournaments

Tournament-by-tournament record
Tournament	Haaland (Norway)	Mbappé (France)
2018 FIFA World Cup	Did not qualify	4 goals, 0 assists in 7 games · Winners
2021 UEFA Nations League Finals	Did not qualify	2 goals, 2 assists in 2 games · Winners
2022 FIFA World Cup	Did not qualify	8 goals, 2 assists in 7 games · Runners-up
2025 UEFA Nations League Finals	Did not qualify	2 goals, 2 assists in 2 games · Third place
2026 FIFA World Cup	7 goals, 0 assists in 5 games · Quarter-finals	10 goals, 4 assists in 8 games · Fourth place
UEFA Euro 2020	Did not qualify	0 goals, 1 assist in 4 games · Round of 16
UEFA Euro 2024	Did not qualify	1 goal, 1 assist in 5 games · Semi-finals

Goals by calendar year

International caps and goals per calendar year
Year	Haaland caps	Haaland goals	Mbappé caps	Mbappé goals
2017	–	–	10	1
2018	–	–	18	9
2019	2	0	6	3
2020	5	6	5	3
2021	8	6	14	8
2022	8	9	13	12
2023	6	6	9	10
2024	10	11	11	2
2025	9	17	8	7
2026	11	10	13	12

International caps, goals and tournament goals

Reading the international numbers

Volume versus efficiency

Mbappé leads with 67 international goals to Haaland's 65, a gap of 2. Mbappé has 48 more caps: he debuted for France in 2017 at 18 and has played two World Cups, two European Championships and several Nations League campaigns. Haaland's Norway debut came in 2019 and, until the 2026 World Cup, he had never played a major tournament, losing play-off and group deciders in 2020, 2022 and 2024. Per cap, however, Haaland is the more efficient scorer (1.10 to 0.63).

Mbappé leadsTotal international goals: Mbappé leads with 67 goals to Haaland's 65, a gap of 2.

Haaland leadsGoals per cap: Haaland 1.10 vs Mbappé 0.63.

Mbappé's tournament pedigree

Mbappé's international CV is one of the best of any active player. He scored four goals at the 2018 World Cup, including one in the final against Croatia, and was named Best Young Player. In Qatar 2022 he won the Golden Boot with eight goals, three of them in the final against Argentina, becoming the first man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final since 1966 and finishing on the losing side only on penalties. He added the 2021 UEFA Nations League, was made France captain in 2023, and led the 2024 Euros run to the semi-finals despite a broken nose. With 22 World Cup goals he is the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, ahead of Miroslav Klose's 16.

Haaland's Norway burden

Haaland is Norway's all-time leading scorer, having passed Jørgen Juve's record of 33 goals in October 2024, a mark that had stood since 1937, and his 65 goals in 59 caps include 6 hat-tricks. The qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup, in which Norway went unbeaten and Haaland scored in almost every match, ended a 28-year wait for a World Cup appearance. At the tournament itself he scored 7 in 5 games and Norway's run ended at the Quarter-finals stage. France finished the 2026 World Cup in fourth place, with Mbappé scoring 10 in 8 games to win a second Golden Boot.

Head-to-head for their countries

Norway and France met on 26 June 2026 (FIFA World Cup 2026, Group I, matchday 3): Norway 1-4 France. Haaland did not play (Unused substitute — Ståle Solbakken made 10 changes to rest regulars with Norway already through to the round of 32.); Mbappé scored 0 and assisted 2. Full details, and every club meeting, are on the head-to-head page.