Erling Haaland has left the Norway camp just hours before their friendly against New Zealand.

The Manchester City striker continued his stunning scoring streak with a hat-trick against Israel on Saturday.

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However, he's now surprisingly departed international duty ahead of his country's second game of the break.

Fortunately for Man City fans though, it appears to have nothing to do with an injury.

Instead, Haaland 's nation are letting certain players return to their clubs early due to the busy upcoming schedule.

The Norwegian FA have released a statement explaining the changes in their squad before the New Zealand clash on Tuesday.

It reads: "Sebastian Sebulonsen is in the Norwegian national team squa

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