Tom Holland Reveals World Cup Star Erling Haaland Ignored His DM to Hang Out

Erling Haaland is one of the biggest names to come out of the 2026 World Cup with his stellar play for Norway.

England knocked Norway out of the tournament over the weekend, sending the team home before the semi-finals.

Tom Holland just told a story about how he actually DM’d the fan favorite soccer star to hang out…but he was ignored!

During his appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (July 13), Jimmy read aloud an X post which read, “Erling Haaland had no idea who Tom Holland was when he DM’d him and asked to hang out.” He then said, “He doesn’t watch movies, so he thought he was a random person.’ Now, tell us the truth: did you DM Erling Haaland?”

Tom responded, “Yes. Yes, and I tell you what, that is, that is exactly the type of humbling experience that is important for actors. You know, you’ll be like, ‘I’ll text him, I’ll take him to dinner,’ not even a response, not an excuse, not ‘I’m busy tonight, I’m playing football,’ nada.”

“I was watching Lewis [Hamilton] race, and I saw him. He was [in] like a hospitality suite across from me, and I just thought I’d shoot my shot. Send him a text,” he continued. “I never imagined I would talk about it on live television, but here we are.”

Via: Just Jared