For the second time in his career, Haaland scored 5 or more goals in a match, catching up with the achievements of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Below is the ranking given by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) on the players who achieved this feat.

Ali Ashfaq (Maldives)

Matches with 5 or more goals: 8 (1 in international tournament with club, 6 goals in national tournament and 1 goal with national team)

Current club: Club Valencia (Maldives)

2. Marc Lloyd William (Wales)

Matches with 5 or more goals scored: 5 (1 in the national cup and 4 in the national championship)

Current club: Retired

3. Maksim Gruznov (Estonia)

Match scoring 5 or more goals: 4* (1 in the national cup and 3 in the national championship)

Current club: Retired

*He also scored 5 goals in another match, but from the 20th century

4. Greg Draper (New Zealand)

Matches with 5 or more goals scored: 3 (1 in the national cup and 2 in the national championship)

Current club: The New Saints Development

5. Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Matches with 5 or more goals: 2 (1 in Champions League and 1 with national team)

Current club: Inter Miami

5. Archie Thompson (Australia)

Matches with 5 or more goals: 2 (1 in the national championship and 1 in the national team)

Current club: Retired

5. Erling Haaland (Norway)

Matches with 5 or more goals: 2 (1 in the FA Cup and 1 in the Champions League)

Current club: Manchester City

5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Matches with 5 or more goals scored: 2 (both in domestic leagues)

Current club: Al-Nassr

5. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria)

Matches with 5 or more goals scored: 2 (both in domestic leagues)

Current club: Al-Sadd SC

5. Garbhan Coughlan (Ireland)

Matches scoring 5 or more goals: 2 (both domestic leagues)

Current club: Cashmere Digital