A 24-year-old model from Russia, Anastasia Kostromitina, becomes a viral topic online after her mother points out that she looks like Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland. According to reports, Kostromitina initially is reluctant to accept the comparison, but later agrees with the idea and acknowledges the resemblance. The story circulates through social media and news coverage focused on how viewers interpret facial features and styling as similar to the athlete. The available coverage centers on the personal origin of the comparison—her mother noticing it first—and on Kostromitina’s reaction as the viral attention grows. The reports do not indicate any official connection to the footballer or claim that she is related to him; rather, the attention is framed as public commentary on appearance. Overall, the coverage describes a widely shared online comparison between a model and Haaland that spreads after the initial remark within her family.