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National team · Norway

«Landslaget»

72 Matches
40 wins
13 draws
19 losses
156–80 Goals
+76 Difference
2.2 Scored per game
Form W 30 Jun · Away Ivory Coast · 2:1 W 5 Jul · Away Brazil · 2:1 L 11 Jul · Home England · 1:2 W 24 Sep · Home Denmark · 3:2 L 27 Sep · Home Portugal · 1:2 L 1 Oct · Away Wales · 1:2

Norway have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, and this time the team is set for its best finish at the tournament, a quarter-final, after only three previous appearances, in 1938, 1994 and 1998.

The team played its first international on 12 July 1908, in Gothenburg, and lost 3–11 to Sweden. That result set the tone for a rivalry that has run for over a century, still commonly called the Nordic derby rather than by any name of its own, though it has produced its share of Norwegian triumphs.

The high point remains 1936, at the Berlin Olympics, where Norway beat Germany in the quarter-finals, lost to Italy in the semi-finals, then took bronze with a 3–2 win over Latvia. Reidar Kvammen and John "Brimse" Andersson were part of that side.

John Arne Riise still holds the appearance record, but the current era belongs to Haaland, the side's all-time top scorer, and to Ødegaard as captain. Norway wear red shirts with white shorts and blue socks, the colours of the flag, and play their home matches in Oslo.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
4 Oct UEFA Nations League Portugal A
1 Oct UEFA Nations League Wales A 1:2 L
27 Sep UEFA Nations League Portugal H 1:2 L
24 Sep UEFA Nations League Denmark H 3:2 W
11 Jul World Cup England H 1:2 L
5 Jul World Cup Brazil A 2:1 W

Standing

UEFA Nations League

Group stage · League A - Group D

# Team M W L Goals Pts
1 Portugal 4 4 0 9:4 12
2 Denmark 4 2 2 7:7 6
3 Wales 4 1 3 2:5 3
4 Norway 4 1 3 6:8 3
Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 72
72 Matches
40 wins
13 draws
19 losses
156–80 Goals
+76 Difference
2.2 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 72
40wins: 40 · 55% 13draws: 13 · 18% 19losses: 19 · 26%
wins losses
Scored and conceded last matches
30 Jun · Away Ivory Coast · 2:1
5 Jul · Away Brazil · 2:1
11 Jul · Home England · 1:2
24 Sep · Home Denmark · 3:2
27 Sep · Home Portugal · 1:2
1 Oct · Away Wales · 1:2
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 72 42 30
Scored 156 98 58
Conceded 80 41 39
Scored per game 2.2 2.3 1.9
Conceded per game 1.1 1.0 1.3
Difference +76 +57 +19

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Ørjan Håskjold Nyland Goalkeeper 11 Matches Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer Defender 11 Matches Julian Ryerson Defender 11 Matches Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward 11 Matches Oscar Bobb Forward 11 Matches Egil Selvik Goalkeeper 11 Matches Patrick Berg Midfielder 11 Matches Andreas Schjelderup Forward 11 Matches

Squad of Norway

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
1 Ørjan Håskjold Nyland Goalkeeper 11
3 Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer Defender 11
14 Julian Ryerson Defender 11
11 Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward 11
22 Oscar Bobb Forward 11
13 Egil Selvik Goalkeeper 11
6 NO Patrick Berg Midfielder 28 11
21 NO Andreas Schjelderup Forward 22 11
20 Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa Midfielder 11
8 Sander Berge Midfielder 11
4 Leo Skiri Østigård Defender 11
17 Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem Defender 11
19 NO Thelo Gerard Aasgaard Midfielder 24 10
9 Erling Braut Haaland Forward 10
16 Marcus Pedersen Defender 10
10 Martin Ødegaard Midfielder 10
7 Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder 10
12 Sander Tangvik Goalkeeper 10
5 David Møller Wolfe Defender 10
18 Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder 10
7 Alexander Sørloth Forward 8
15 NO Fredrik André Bjørkan Defender 28 8
23 Jens Petter Hauge Midfielder 8
25 Henrik Sælebakke Falchener Defender 8
2 Morten Thorsby Midfielder 8
24 NO Sondre Klingen Langås Defender 25 7
2 NO Odin Lurås Bjørtuft Defender 27 4
23 NO Erik Botheim Forward 26 3
15 NO Ole Didrik Blomberg Midfielder 26 3
18 NO Fredrik Sjøvold Defender 23 2
19 NO Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder 27 1
12 Viljar Røsholt Myhra Goalkeeper 1

Fixtures of Norway

Honours of Norway

  • Nordic Football Championship 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1978, 1979, 1980 7
  • Olympic Bronze Medal 1936 1

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