Erling Haaland Reveals Xbox Fridge, GTA6 Anticipation After World Cup Win
The piece frames Haaland's gaming fandom as a human-interest angle on a major sports story, showing a top athlete's off-field personality.
Reporting from 2 sources: Inside, Game Spark.
After scoring two goals to lead Norway past Brazil in the World Cup, Erling Haaland's gaming habits drew attention. A video showed his Xbox Mini Fridge, top three games (Minecraft, GTA, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2), hopes for Xbox sponsorship, and excitement for GTA6.
Norway defeated Brazil 2-1 on July 6 to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time. Erling Haaland scored both goals. In a video from April 2026, Haaland showed off an Xbox Mini Fridge in his room. He listed Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as his top three games. He said he hopes Xbox will sponsor him someday and mentioned enjoying LAN parties with friends. He also said he cannot wait for the next GTA, referring to GTA6. The video was published by Game Spark.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.