The Norway star returned home on Monday after his side's World Cup quarterfinal 1-2 defeat to England, turning heads as he stepped off the plane at Oslo Gardermoen Airport carrying the raccoon with its whiskey bottle in one hand and a Dolce & Gabbana tote bag in the other, Business Insider reported.
A photo of Haaland carrying the raccoon, captioned: "It followed me home," quickly went viral on his Instagram account, attracting more than four million likes.
Erling Haaland steps off a plane in Norway with a $750 taxidermy raccoon souvenir purchased in the U.S., July 13, 2026. Photo by AP
The raccoon, dubbed the "Whiskey Raccoon," was bought at Wild Bill's Western Store, a well-known souvenir shop in Texas, British newspaper The Independent reported.
It sold out soon after photos of Haaland holding the critter went viral, 7News reported.
