Erling Haaland is one of the biggest absentees from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after Norway’s national team failed to qualify for the final tournament.

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However, the Manchester City scorer clarified which team will spring a surprise at the World Cup in Qatar.

Senegal, Haland’s surprise from the World Cup in Qatar

As reported by footmercato.net, the 22-year-old forward of Manchester City believes that Senegal will be a possible surprise of the final tournament, which starts on November 20, 2022.

“I think Senegal will have a very good tournament. He has a strong team with many good players. In my opinion, they will have the best run of all the participating African countries.” – said Pep Guardiola’s scoring machine.

Senegal has been drawn into Group A at the World Cup, where they will face the Netherlands, Ecuador and Qatar (host of the tournament). On November 21, this year’s African Cup of Nations winner will play their first match in Qatar against the Netherlands.