In the 6th round of Group I of the European Group Stage of the World Cup preliminaries, Italy was reversed by Norway 1-4 at the San Siro Stadium. Haaland scored 2 goals in 2 minutes in the second half.

In the 67th minute of the game, when the score was tied at 1-1, the two sides had a dispute over a penalty. During this period, Mancini slapped Harland on the butt. Then Harland became angry and kept chattering to Mancini.

Then Norway was about to take a free kick. Haaland and Mancini clashed again. Haaland's Manchester City teammate Donnarumma hugged him and tried to break up the fight, but the players from both sides continued to bicker. In the end, Haaland and Esposito each received a yellow card. Only 10 minutes passed after the dispute, and Harland scored two goals in two minutes to lead the score.