Norway national football team
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Shirt badge/Association crest | |||||||
Nickname(s) | Løvene (The Lions) | ||||||
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Association | Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) | ||||||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||
Head coach | Ståle Solbakken | ||||||
Captain | Martin Ødegaard | ||||||
Most caps | John Arne Riise (110) | ||||||
Top scorer | Erling Haaland (39) | ||||||
Home stadium | Ullevaal Stadion | ||||||
FIFA code | NOR | ||||||
FIFA ranking | |||||||
Current | 43 Steady (19 December 2024)[1] | ||||||
Highest | 2 (October 1993, July–August 1995) | ||||||
Lowest | 88 (July 2017) | ||||||
First international | |||||||
Sweden 11–3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) | |||||||
Biggest win | |||||||
Norway 12–0 Finland (Bergen, Norway; 28 June 1946)[2] | |||||||
Biggest defeat | |||||||
Denmark 12–0 Norway (Copenhagen, Denmark; 7 October 1917) | |||||||
World Cup | |||||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1938 ) | ||||||
Best result | Round of 16 (1938, 1998) | ||||||
UEFA European Championship | |||||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2000 ) | ||||||
Best result | Group stage (2000) | ||||||
Medal record
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Website | fotball.no |
The Norway national football team (Norwegian: Norges herrelandslag i fotball, or informally Landslaget) represents Norway in men's international football, and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Ståle Solbakken. Norway has participated three times in the FIFA World Cup (1938, 1994, 1998), and once in the UEFA European Championship (2000).
Norway is one of only four national teams with a winning record against Brazil, and the only team together with Senegal to never have lost against them, with two wins and two draws in three friendly matches (in 1988, 1997 and 2006) and a 1998 World Cup group stage match.[4]
After Euro 2000, the national team have been eliminated in 12 consecutive qualifications to a major international tournament (UEFA Euro and FIFA World Cup) as of December 2024.[5] [6] [7]
History
[edit ]Norway's performances in international football have usually been weaker than those of their Scandinavian neighbours Sweden and Denmark, but they did have a golden age in the late 1930s. An Olympic team achieved third place in the 1936 Olympics, after beating the host Germany earlier in the tournament. Norway also qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where they lost 2–1 after extra time against eventual champions Italy. This was Norway's last World Cup appearance in 56 years.
In the post-war years, up to and including the 1980s, Norway was usually considered one of the weaker teams in Europe. They never qualified for a World Cup or European Championship in this period, and usually finished near the bottom of their qualifying groups. Nevertheless, Norway had a reputation for producing the occasional shock result, such as the 3–0 win against Yugoslavia in 1965, the 1–0 away win against France in 1968, and the 2–1 victory against England in 1981 that prompted radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien's famous "Your boys took a hell of a beating" rant.[8]
Norway had their most successful period from 1990 to 1998 under the legendary coach Egil "Drillo" Olsen. At its height in the mid-90s the team was ranked No. 2. Olsen started his training career with Norway with a 6–1 home victory against Cameroon on 31 October 1990 and ended it on 27 June 1998 after a 0–1 defeat against Italy in the second stage of the 1998 World Cup.
In qualifying for the 1994 World Cup, Norway topped their group, finishing above both the European Championship winning and three-time World Cup finalists the Netherlands, and also above former World Cup winners England, beating both teams in the process.
In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Norway was knocked out at the group stage after a win against Mexico, a defeat against Italy and a draw against the Republic of Ireland. Norway failed to qualify for second round qualification on goals scored as all 4 teams in the group finished with 4 points and identical goal difference. In the 1998 World Cup in France, Norway was once again eliminated by Italy in the first round of the knockout stage after finishing second in their group, having drawn against Morocco and Scotland and won 2–1 against Brazil.
Former under-21 coach Nils Johan Semb replaced Olsen after the planned retirement of the latter. Under Semb's guidance, Norway qualified for Euro 2000, which remains their last major tournament appearance to date. Semb resigned at the end of an unsuccessful qualifying campaign in 2003 and was replaced by Åge Hareide. Under Hareide, Norway came close to reaching both the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, but ultimately fell short on both occasions. Then, in 2008, it all fell apart as Norway failed to win a single game the entire calendar year. Hareide resigned at the end of 2008. His replacement, initially on a temporary basis, was the returning Egil Olsen, who began his second spell in charge with an away win against Germany, and subsequently signed a three-year contract. Olsen resigned in September 2013[9] after Norway lost at home to Switzerland and had limited chances to qualify for the 2014 World Cup with one game to spare. He was replaced with Per-Mathias Høgmo. Olsen later claimed he was sacked.[10]
Team image
[edit ]Crest
[edit ]Norway used the national flag on a white circle as their badge from the 1920s onwards. In May 2008 the NFF unveiled a new crest, a Viking-style Dragon wrapped around the NFF logo. After massive public pressure the crest was dropped.[11] Between the 1980s and the 1990s, Norway used the NFF logo in the opposite breast of the shirt together with the national flag on a white circle. On 12 December 2014, a new crest was presented. The crest primarily features the national flag, in addition, there are two lions taken from the Coat of arms of Norway on the top. The lions are facing each other while holding a blue miniature of the NFF logo, and between the lions and above the NFF logo, it says "NORGE" (Norway) in blue letters.[12]
Kit suppliers
[edit ]Between 1996 and 2014, Norway's kits were supplied by Umbro. They took over from Adidas who supplied Norway's kit between 1992 and 1996.
On 10 September 2014, the NFF and Nike announced a new partnership that made the sportswear provider the official Norwegian team kit supplier from 1 January 2015.[13]
Kit provider | Period |
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France Le Coq Sportif | 1976–1980 |
Denmark Hummel | 1981–1991 |
Germany Adidas | 1992–1996 |
United Kingdom Umbro | 1996–2014 |
United States Nike | 2015–present |
Results and fixtures
[edit ]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
[edit ]- Højbjerg 12'
- Vestergaard 21'
- Poulsen 90'
- Haaland 72'
Attendance: 23,390
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Attendance: 23,173
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
- Sabitzer 37'
Attendance: 23,171
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Attendance: 23,341
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
- Arnautović 8', 49' (pen.)
- Lienhart 58'
- Posch 62'
- Gregoritsch 71'
- Sørloth 39'
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
2025
[edit ]Coaching staff
[edit ]Position | Name |
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Head coach | Norway Ståle Solbakken |
Assistant coach | Norway Kent Bergersen |
Fitness coach | Norway Björn Vidar Stenersen |
Match analysts | England Andy Findlay Norway Pål Fjelde |
Sports coordinator | Norway Brede Hangeland |
Physiotherapist | Italy Mario Pafundi |
Sports scientist | Norway Johannes Marthinussen |
Chief instructor | United States Bryant Lazaro |
Team manager | Norway Bard Wiggen |
Coaching history
[edit ]The following is a list of all managers of the national team. Prior to 1953, the team was selected by a selection committee, which also continued to select the team until 1969.
Manager | Tenure | P | W | D | L | F | A | Finals |
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Austria Willibald Hahn | 1 August 1953 – 31 December 1955 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 42 | |
England Ron Lewin | 1 January 1956 – 31 December 1957 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 38 | |
Poland Edmund Majowski | 1 January 1958 – 15 September 1958 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |
Norway Ragnar Larsen | 16 September 1958 – 31 December 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Norway Kristian Henriksen | 1 January 1959 – 31 December 1959 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 | |
Austria Wilhelm Kment | 1 January 1960 – 15 August 1962 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 45 | |
Norway Ragnar Larsen | 16 August 1962 – 31 December 1966 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 74 | |
Austria Wilhelm Kment | 1 January 1967 – 31 December 1969 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 61 | |
Norway Øivind Johannessen | 1 January 1970 – 31 December 1971 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 43 | |
England George Curtis | 1 January 1972 – August 1974 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 30 | |
Norway Kjell Schou-Andreassen Norway Nils Arne Eggen |
August 1974 – 31 December 1977 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 52 | |
Norway Tor Røste Fossen | 1 January 1978 – 30 June 1987 | 94 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 96 | 119 | |
Sweden Tord Grip | 1 July 1987 – 30 June 1988 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Norway Ingvar Stadheim | 1 July 1988 – 10 October 1990 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | |
Norway Egil Olsen | 11 October 1990 – 30 June 1998 | 88 | 46 | 26 | 16 | 168 | 63 | 1994 World Cup – Group stage 1998 World Cup – Round of 16 |
Norway Nils Johan Semb | 1 July 1998 – 31 December 2003 | 68 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 89 | 61 | Euro 2000 – Group stage |
Norway Åge Hareide | 1 January 2004 – 8 December 2008 | 58 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 88 | 65 | |
Norway Egil Olsen | 14 January 2009 – 27 September 2013 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 50 | |
Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo | 27 September 2013 – 16 November 2016 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | |
Sweden Lars Lagerbäck | 1 February 2017 – 6 December 2020 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 34 | |
Norway Leif Gunnar Smerud [a] [16] | 18 November 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway Ståle Solbakken | 7 December 2020 – | 43 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 44 |
Players
[edit ]Current squad
[edit ]- The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova and Israel, on 22 and 25 March 2025 respectively.[17]
- Caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2025, after the match against Moldova .[citation needed ]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
|
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1 | 1GK | Ørjan Nyland | (1990年09月10日) 10 September 1990 (age 34) | 59 | 0 | Spain Sevilla |
12 | 1GK | Mathias Dyngeland | (1995年10月07日) 7 October 1995 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | Norway Brann |
13 | 1GK | Egil Selvik | (1997年07月30日) 30 July 1997 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | England Watford |
2 | 2DF | Stian Rode Gregersen | (1995年05月17日) 17 May 1995 (age 29) | 10 | 0 | United States Atlanta United |
3 | 2DF | Kristoffer Ajer | (1998年04月17日) 17 April 1998 (age 26) | 40 | 1 | England Brentford |
4 | 2DF | Leo Skiri Østigård | (1999年11月28日) 28 November 1999 (age 25) | 29 | 1 | Germany TSG Hoffenheim |
5 | 2DF | David Møller Wolfe | (2002年04月23日) 23 April 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | Netherlands AZ |
14 | 2DF | Julian Ryerson | (1997年11月17日) 17 November 1997 (age 27) | 31 | 1 | Germany Borussia Dortmund |
16 | 2DF | Marcus Holmgren Pedersen | (2000年07月16日) 16 July 2000 (age 24) | 27 | 0 | Italy Torino |
17 | 2DF | Torbjørn Heggem | (1999年01月12日) 12 January 1999 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | England West Bromwich Albion |
21 | 2DF | Andreas Hanche-Olsen | (1997年01月17日) 17 January 1997 (age 28) | 21 | 0 | Germany Mainz 05 |
2DF | Sondre Langås | (2001年02月02日) 2 February 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | England Derby County | |
6 | 3MF | Patrick Berg | (1997年11月24日) 24 November 1997 (age 27) | 31 | 0 | Norway Bodø/Glimt |
8 | 3MF | Sander Berge | (1998年02月14日) 14 February 1998 (age 27) | 53 | 1 | England Fulham |
10 | 3MF | Martin Ødegaard (captain) | (1998年12月17日) 17 December 1998 (age 26) | 62 | 3 | England Arsenal |
15 | 3MF | Jens Petter Hauge | (1999年10月12日) 12 October 1999 (age 25) | 12 | 1 | Norway Bodø/Glimt |
18 | 3MF | Thelo Aasgaard | (2002年05月02日) 2 May 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 1 | England Luton Town |
19 | 3MF | Aron Dønnum | (1998年04月20日) 20 April 1998 (age 26) | 12 | 2 | France Toulouse |
20 | 3MF | Andreas Schjelderup | (2004年06月01日) 1 June 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Portugal Benfica |
22 | 3MF | Felix Horn Myhre | (1999年03月04日) 4 March 1999 (age 26) | 3 | 1 | Norway Brann |
23 | 3MF | Lasse Berg Johnsen | (1999年07月18日) 18 July 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Sweden Malmö FF |
7 | 4FW | Alexander Sørloth | (1995年12月05日) 5 December 1995 (age 29) | 60 | 22 | Spain Atlético Madrid |
9 | 4FW | Erling Haaland (vice-captain) | (2000年07月21日) 21 July 2000 (age 24) | 40 | 39 | England Manchester City |
11 | 4FW | Erik Botheim | (2000年01月10日) 10 January 2000 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Sweden Malmö FF |
Recent call-ups
[edit ]The following players have also been called up for the Norway squad within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up
|
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GK | Viljar Myhra | (1996年07月21日) 21 July 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Denmark OB | v. Kazakhstan , 17 November 2024 |
DF | Colin Rösler | (2000年04月22日) 22 April 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Sweden Malmö FF | v. Kazakhstan , 17 November 2024 |
DF | Warren Kamanzi | (2000年11月11日) 11 November 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | France Toulouse | v. Kazakhstan , 17 November 2024 |
DF | Fredrik André Bjørkan | (1998年08月21日) 21 August 1998 (age 26) | 14 | 1 | Norway Bodø/Glimt | v. Austria , 9 September 2024 |
DF | Jostein Gundersen | (1996年04月02日) 2 April 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Norway Bodø/Glimt | v. Austria , 9 September 2024 |
DF | Jesper Daland | (2000年01月06日) 6 January 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Wales Cardiff City | v. Kazakhstan , 6 September 2024 INJ |
DF | Fredrik Sjøvold | (2003年08月17日) 17 August 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Norway Bodø/Glimt | v. Kazakhstan , 6 September 2024 INJ |
MF | Morten Thorsby | (1996年05月05日) 5 May 1996 (age 28) | 24 | 0 | Italy Genoa | v. Moldova , 22 March 2025 INJ |
MF | Antonio Nusa | (2005年04月17日) 17 April 2005 (age 19) | 13 | 4 | Germany RB Leipzig | v. Kazakhstan , 17 November 2024 INJ |
MF | Kristian Thorstvedt | (1999年03月13日) 13 March 1999 (age 26) | 31 | 4 | Italy Sassuolo | v. Kazakhstan , 17 November 2024 INJ |
MF | Hugo Vetlesen | (2000年02月29日) 29 February 2000 (age 25) | 6 | 1 | Belgium Club Brugge | v. Slovenia , 14 November 2024 INJ |
MF | Osame Sahraoui | (2001年06月11日) 11 June 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | France Lille | v. Kazakhstan , 6 September 2024 |
MF | Oscar Bobb | (2003年07月12日) 12 July 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 2 | England Manchester City | v. Denmark , 8 June 2024 INJ |
MF | Mohamed Elyounoussi | (1994年08月04日) 4 August 1994 (age 30) | 55 | 10 | Denmark Copenhagen | v. Slovakia , 26 March 2024 |
FW | Jørgen Strand Larsen | (2000年02月06日) 6 February 2000 (age 25) | 19 | 3 | England Wolverhampton Wanderers | v. Moldova , 22 March 2025 INJ |
FW | Sindre Walle Egeli | (2006年06月21日) 21 June 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Denmark Nordsjælland | v. Austria , 9 September 2024 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Player records
[edit ]- As of 22 March 2025.[18]
- Players in bold are still active with Norway.
Most appearances
[edit ]Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Arne Riise | 110 | 16 | 2000–2013 |
2 | Thorbjørn Svenssen | 104 | 0 | 1947–1962 |
3 | Henning Berg | 100 | 9 | 1992–2004 |
4 | Erik Thorstvedt | 97 | 0 | 1982–1996 |
5 | John Carew | 91 | 24 | 1998–2011 |
Brede Hangeland | 91 | 4 | 2002–2014 | |
7 | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 86 | 19 | 1990–2003 |
8 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 83 | 17 | 2004–2014 |
Kjetil Rekdal | 83 | 17 | 1987–2000 | |
10 | Steffen Iversen | 79 | 21 | 1998–2011 |
Top goalscorers
[edit ]Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erling Haaland (list) | 39 | 40 | 0.98 | 2019–present |
2 | Jørgen Juve | 33 | 45 | 0.73 | 1928–1937 |
3 | Einar Gundersen | 26 | 33 | 0.79 | 1917–1928 |
4 | Harald Hennum | 25 | 43 | 0.58 | 1949–1960 |
5 | John Carew | 24 | 91 | 0.26 | 1998–2011 |
6 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 23 | 67 | 0.34 | 1995–2007 |
Tore André Flo | 23 | 76 | 0.3 | 1995–2004 | |
8 | Alexander Sørloth | 22 | 60 | 0.37 | 2016–present |
Gunnar Thoresen | 22 | 64 | 0.34 | 1946–1959 | |
10 | Steffen Iversen | 21 | 79 | 0.27 | 1998–2011 |
Competitive record
[edit ]FIFA World Cup
[edit ]FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Uruguay 1930 | Did not enter | Declined invitation | |||||||||||||
Italy 1934 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
France 1938 | Round of 16 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
Brazil 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
Switzerland 1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
Sweden 1958 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||
Chile 1962 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
England 1966 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
Mexico 1970 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
West Germany 1974 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||
Argentina 1978 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Spain 1982 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||
Mexico 1986 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
Italy 1990 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
United States 1994 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
France 1998 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
South Korea Japan 2002 | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||
Germany 2006 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
South Africa 2010 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
Brazil 2014 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||
Russia 2018 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | |||||||||
Qatar 2022 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||
Canada Mexico United States 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 | |||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia 2034 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 3/22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 136 | 49 | 33 | 54 | 185 | 186 |
UEFA European Championship
[edit ]UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
France 1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Spain 1964 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Italy 1968 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||||
Belgium 1972 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||||
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||
Italy 1980 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||
France 1984 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
West Germany 1988 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
Sweden 1992 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||
England 1996 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||
Belgium Netherlands 2000 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | |
Portugal 2004 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
Austria Switzerland 2008 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | ||||||||||
Poland Ukraine 2012 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||
France 2016 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||
Europe 2020 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||
Germany 2024 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Italy Turkey 2032 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 133 | 50 | 27 | 56 | 181 | 183 |
UEFA Nations League
[edit ]UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | ||
2018–19 | C | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Rise | 26th | ||
2020–21 | B | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Same position | 22nd | ||
2022–23 | B | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Same position | 24th | ||
2024–25 | B | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | Rise | (17th) | ||
2026–27 | A | TBD | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 22nd |
Olympic Games
[edit ]Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
United Kingdom 1908 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Sweden 1912 | Quarter-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Squad | |
Belgium 1920 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad | ||
France 1924 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Netherlands 1928 | |||||||||
Nazi Germany 1936 | Bronze medal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad | |
United Kingdom 1948 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Finland 1952 | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | |
Australia 1956 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Italy 1960 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Japan 1964 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Mexico 1968 | |||||||||
West Germany 1972 | |||||||||
Canada 1976 | |||||||||
Soviet Union 1980 | Qualified, but later withdrew | ||||||||
United States 1984 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | |
South Korea 1988 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Since 1992 | Olympic football has been an under-23 tournament | ||||||||
Total | Bronze medal | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | — |
All-time team record
[edit ]The following table shows Norway's all-time international record, correct as of 22 March 2025.[19]
- Key
Norway's all-time international record, since 1908 | ||||||||
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Opponents | Played | Won | Drawn* | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
Albania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50% |
Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
Armenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 50% |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50% |
Austria | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 21.42% |
Azerbaijan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 57% |
Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Belarus | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 43% |
Belgium | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0% |
Bermuda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 50% |
Bulgaria | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 28% |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100% |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
Croatia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 20% |
Cyprus | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 100% |
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0% |
Czech Republic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11% |
Denmark | 91 | 21 | 15 | 55 | 108 | 232 | −123 | 23% |
East Germany | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 11% |
Egypt | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50% |
England | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 33 | −18 | 27% |
Estonia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 57% |
Faroe Islands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 100% |
Finland | 67 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 182 | 82 | +100 | 61% |
France | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 25% |
Georgia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 80% |
Germany | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 13% |
Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100% |
Gibraltar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
Greece | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 28% |
Grenada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
Hungary | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 36 | −9 | 33% |
Iceland | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 59% |
Israel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
Italy | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | −8 | 18% |
Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 50% |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 50% |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 50% |
Kosovo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0% |
Latvia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | −1 | 50% |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
Luxembourg | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +15 | 73% |
Malta | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 83% |
Mexico | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 33% |
Moldova | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 83.33% |
Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66% |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Netherlands | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 25% |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
North Macedonia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
Northern Ireland | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 82% |
Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Poland | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 18% |
Portugal | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 9% |
Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
Republic of Ireland | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 24% |
Romania | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21% |
Russia | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 16% |
Saar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0% |
San Marino | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 100% |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
Scotland | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 16% |
Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% |
Serbia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 25% |
Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100% |
Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 75% |
Slovenia | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 61.53% |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 67% |
South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 40% |
Spain | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 10% |
Sweden | 111 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 153 | 280 | −127 | 22% |
Switzerland | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 38% |
Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0% |
Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
Turkey | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 27% |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 40% |
Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0% |
Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 0% |
Wales | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 33% |
West Germany | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 22% |
Yugoslavia | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 16% |
Zambia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Total | 875 | 315 | 206 | 354 | 1301 | 1429 | −129 | 36% |
Honours
[edit ]Major competitions
[edit ]- Olympic Games
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal (1): 1936
Regional
[edit ]- Nordic Football Championship
- Champions (1): 1929–32
Friendly
[edit ]- Malta International Football Tournament
- Champions (1): 1990
- Lunar New Year Cup
- Champions (2): 2001, 2004
Summary
[edit ]Competition | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
FIFA World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UEFA European Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
[edit ]- Football in Norway
- Norway women's national football team
- Norway national under-21 football team
- Norway national under-20 football team
- Norway national under-19 football team
- Norway national under-17 football team
- Sápmi football team
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Led the team that was dubbed "koronalandslaget", due to the entire national squad was put in quarantine
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