According to Norwegian media VG, US President Donald Trump recently told Norwegian Prime Minister Støre that Norway could win the World Cup.

Text messages exchanged between Norwegian Prime Minister Støre and Solbakken have been leaked, revealing private conversations between Trump and the Norwegian Prime Minister about Haaland and his teammates. Norwegian media VG filed a freedom of information request and obtained these contents.

Norwegian Prime Minister Støre revealed that Trump showered praise on Norway's national football team at a NATO Summit dinner held in Ankara, Turkey.

Message sent by Norwegian Prime Minister Støre to Solbakken

I have returned home safely from the NATO Summit in Ankara. I am sharing with you some insights from my conversation with President Trump for your reference and just for fun.

At last night's dinner, he walked up to me voluntarily and congratulated us on beating Brazil. He then said that in his opinion, with the current squad, Norway stands a real chance of winning the World Cup title. During our brief chat before parting this afternoon, he asked me to pass his greetings to Erling Haaland without fail. He referred to Haaland as "that tall and powerful striker" and thought he was "simply awe-inspiring". He also mentioned that it was his 18-year-old son Barron who got him to follow football, adding that Barron was "extremely great" too.

Besides, among the 32 NATO member states, almost every fellow leader applauded me when I met them. Many even made the rowing celebration gesture the moment they saw me! It was really touching!