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Norway (2026)

Norge

Matches: 14; 14 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 6-2-6; 6 W · 2 D · 6 L
Goals: 24; 23 against
Goal difference: +1

General Information

Norges Fotballforbund

Founded: 1902
FIFA entry: 1908
Average height in 2026: 1.85 m
Average age in 2026: 26.8 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Ståle Solbakken(Coach)

Date of birth: 27 February 1968
Place of birth: Kongsvinger, Norway
Height: 1.90 m
Matches: 13 (10 official · 3 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Tsipras

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Kent Bergersen(Coach)

Date of birth: 8 February 1967
Place of birth: Oslo, Norway
Matches: 1 (0 official · 1 friendly)

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Players of Norway in 2026

27 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Ørjan Nyland	10 September 1990	Goalkeeper	RB Leipzig	12	0	0
Egil Selvik	30 July 1997	Goalkeeper	Stade Brestois 29	2	2	0
Defenders10
Kristoffer Ajer	17 April 1998	Centre Back	Brentford FC	13	0	1
Torbjørn Heggem	12 January 1999	Centre Back	Bologna FC	11	1	0
David Møller Wolfe	23 April 2002	Left Back	Hamburger SV	10	2	0
Julian Ryerson	17 November 1997	Right Back	Borussia Dortmund	10	1	0
Leo Østigård	28 November 1999	Centre Back	Genoa CFC	3	9	1
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen	16 July 2000	Right Back	Olympiakos Piraios	2	5	1
Fredrik André Bjørkan	21 August 1998	Left Back	Bodø Glimt	2	3	0
Henrik Falchener	8 May 2003	Centre Back	Viking Stavanger	1	1	0
Sondre Langås	2 February 2001	Centre Back	Derby County	0	2	0
Odin Bjørtuft	19 December 1998	Centre Back	Bodø Glimt	0	1	0
Midfielders9
Sander Berge	14 February 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Fulham FC	13	0	0
Martin Ødegaard	17 December 1998	Attacking Midfielder	Arsenal FC	10	0	1
Fredrik Aursnes	10 December 1995	Defensive Midfielder	Benfica Lisboa	9	3	0
Patrick Berg	24 November 1997	Defensive Midfielder	Bodø Glimt	8	5	0
Oscar Bobb	12 July 2003	Right Midfielder	Fulham FC	5	9	2
Kristian Thorstvedt	13 March 1999	Attacking Midfielder	US Sassuolo	2	5	0
Thelo Aasgaard	2 May 2002	Attacking Midfielder	RSC Anderlecht	1	5	1
Morten Thorsby	5 May 1996	Centre Midfielder	US Cremonese	1	2	0
Felix Horn Myhre	4 March 1999	Centre Midfielder	West Bromwich Albion	0	2	0
Forwards6
Erling Håland	21 July 2000	Centre Forward	Manchester City	11	0	10
Antonio Nusa	17 April 2005	Left Winger	RB Leipzig	10	4	2
Alexander Sørloth	5 December 1995	Centre Forward	Atlético Madrid	9	0	0
Andreas Schjelderup	1 June 2004	Left Winger	Benfica Lisboa	6	8	2
Jørgen Strand Larsen	6 February 2000	Centre Forward	Crystal Palace FC	3	6	2
Jens Petter Hauge	12 October 1999	Left Winger	Bodø Glimt	0	3	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Norway in 2026

14 matches

4 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Estádio do DragãoAvs.PortugalMatch report: Portugal vs. Norway 2–1Defeat
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Cardiff City StadiumAvs.WalesMatch report: Wales vs. Norway 2–1Defeat
27 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Ullevaal StadionHvs.PortugalMatch report: Norway vs. Portugal 1–2Defeat
24 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Ullevaal StadionHvs.DenmarkMatch report: Norway vs. Denmark 3–2Win
11 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Quarter-final · Hard Rock StadiumHvs.EnglandMatch report: Norway vs. England 1–2a.e.t.Defeat
5 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 16 · MetLife StadiumAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. Norway 1–2Win
30 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · AT&T StadiumAvs.Ivory CoastMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. Norway 1–2Win
26 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group I · Gillette StadiumHvs.FranceMatch report: Norway vs. France 1–4Defeat
22 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group I · MetLife StadiumHvs.SenegalMatch report: Norway vs. Senegal 3–2Win
16 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group I · Gillette StadiumAvs.IraqMatch report: Iraq vs. Norway 1–4Win
7 Jun 2026Friendly · Sports Illustrated StadiumAvs.MoroccoMatch report: Morocco vs. Norway 1–1Draw
1 Jun 2026Friendly · Ullevaal StadionHvs.SwedenMatch report: Norway vs. Sweden 3–1Win
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Ullevaal StadionHvs.SwitzerlandMatch report: Norway vs. Switzerland 0–0Draw
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Johan Cruijff ArenAAvs.NetherlandsMatch report: Netherlands vs. Norway 2–1Defeat

Match Progress for Norway

6 W · 2 D · 6 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Norway

102 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Sweden	55	13	15	27	71
Denmark	33	8	5	20	39
Iceland	17	9	5	3	28
Italy	17	5	4	8	18
Hungary	16	5	5	6	19
Switzerland	15	5	6	4	17
Finland	14	9	3	2	32
Bulgaria	14	5	3	6	14
France	14	4	4	6	14
Scotland	14	2	6	6	15
Cyprus	13	13	0	0	35
Slovenia	13	8	3	2	24
Romania	13	3	7	3	14
Netherlands	13	1	4	8	7
Northern Ireland	12	10	0	2	27
Wales	12	4	4	4	15
Austria	12	3	2	7	12
Portugal	12	1	2	9	7
Malta	10	9	1	0	24
Ireland	10	4	5	1	12
Turkey	10	2	3	5	12
England	9	2	3	4	6
Greece	9	2	2	5	10
Yugoslavia	9	2	1	6	11
Poland	9	2	1	6	8
Czechia	9	1	3	5	9
Spain	9	1	2	6	4
Germany	9	1	1	7	5
Belgium	9	0	3	6	8
Luxembourg	8	8	0	0	19
Soviet Union	8	0	1	7	3
Moldova	7	6	1	0	22
Estonia	7	4	2	1	17
Belarus	7	3	2	2	9
Azerbaijan	6	4	1	1	9
Faroe Islands	5	5	0	0	17
Georgia	5	4	1	0	9
Brazil	5	3	2	0	10
Egypt	5	3	1	1	6
Slovakia	5	3	1	1	6
Albania	5	2	2	1	6
Croatia	5	1	1	3	6
Ukraine	5	0	1	4	0
San Marino	4	4	0	0	24
Montenegro	4	3	0	1	6
South Korea	4	2	1	1	6
Latvia	4	2	1	1	5
North Macedonia	4	2	1	1	4
Bosnia & Herzegovina	4	2	0	2	5
Russia	4	1	3	0	6
Serbia	4	1	1	2	3
USA	4	1	1	2	3
East Germany	4	0	1	3	1
Israel	3	3	0	0	10
Armenia	3	2	1	0	13
Mexico	3	2	0	1	7
South Africa	3	2	0	1	3
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	5
Australia	3	1	1	1	6
Kuwait	3	0	2	1	3
Czechoslovakia	3	0	0	3	4
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	8
Argentina	2	2	0	0	3
Lithuania	2	2	0	0	2
Jamaica	2	1	1	0	7
Jordan	2	1	1	0	6
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	5
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	4
Tunisia	2	1	1	0	3
Costa Rica	2	1	1	0	1
Senegal	2	1	0	1	4
Morocco	2	0	2	0	3
Saarland	2	0	1	1	2
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	6
Qatar	1	1	0	0	6
Saint Lucia	1	1	0	0	6
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	6
Singapore	1	1	0	0	5
Iraq	1	1	0	0	4
Bermuda	1	1	0	0	3
Ghana	1	1	0	0	3
Honduras	1	1	0	0	3
Japan	1	1	0	0	3
Kosovo	1	1	0	0	3
Great Britain (Olympic)	1	1	0	0	3
Grenada	1	1	0	0	2
Guadeloupe	1	1	0	0	2
Oman	1	1	0	0	2
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	2
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	1
Martinique	1	1	0	0	1
Panama	1	1	0	0	1
Thailand	1	1	0	0	1
Serbia & Montenegro	1	1	0	0	1
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	2
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	2
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	2
Colombia	1	0	1	0	0
Zambia	1	0	1	0	0
Sweden (Olympic)	1	0	1	0	0
Trinidad & Tobago	1	0	0	1	2
China	1	0	0	1	1
Total	611	243	149	219	891

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Norway

Games Total: 158
Goals: 242
Goals Against: 210
Games W/D/L: 63/36/59
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.53
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.33

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 28; Erling Håland
Most Matches: 28; Henning Berg
Most Yellow Cards: 7; Erik Mykland
Most Red Cards: 1; Erik Thorstvedt

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Norway

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Riise, John Arne	Left Back	2000–2013	109	106	3	16	5	7	0	1
2	Svenssen, Thorbjørn	Centre Back	1947–1962	103	103	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Berg, Henning	Right Back	1992–2004	99	96	3	7	0	9	0	0
4	Hangeland, Brede	Centre Back	2002–2014	91	87	4	4	2	8	0	0
5	Carew, John	Centre Forward	1998–2011	90	75	15	24	7	9	0	0
6	Thorstvedt, Erik	Goalkeeper	1982–1996	89	87	2	0	0	0	0	1
7	Leonhardsen, Øyvind	Centre Midfielder	1990–2003	86	78	8	19	0	12	0	0
8	Gamst Pedersen, Morten	Left Midfielder	2004–2014	83	71	12	17	7	8	0	0
9	Rekdal, Kjetil	Defensive Midfielder	1987–2000	81	72	9	17	0	7	0	0
10	Iversen, Steffen	Secondary striker	1998–2011	79	63	16	21	1	5	0	0
11	Nyland, Ørjan	Goalkeeper	2013–2026	79	78	1	0	0	2	0	0
12	Mykland, Erik	Centre Midfielder	1990–2000	78	73	5	2	0	14	0	0
13	Sørloth, Alexander	Centre Forward	2016–2026	77	53	24	26	11	9	0	0
14	Ødegaard, Martin	Attacking Midfielder	2014–2026	77	71	6	5	26	6	0	0
15	Flo, Tore André	Centre Forward	1995–2004	76	56	20	23	1	1	0	0
16	Grøndalen, Svein	Left Back	1973–1984	76	73	3	0	0	3	0	0
17	Bjørnebye, Stig Inge	Left Back	1989–2000	75	69	6	1	1	7	0	1
18	Berge, Sander	Defensive Midfielder	2017–2026	75	67	8	1	6	5	0	0
19	Jarstein, Rune	Goalkeeper	2007–2021	71	68	3	0	0	1	0	0
20	Fjørtoft, Jan Åge	Centre Forward	1986–1996	68	53	15	20	1	4	0	0
21	Solskjær, Ole Gunnar	Secondary striker	1995–2007	67	58	9	23	0	9	0	0
22	Jakobsen, Mini	Left Winger	1988–1998	65	48	17	11	0	4	0	0
23	Thoresen, Gunnar	Centre Forward	1946–1959	64	64	0	21	0	0	0	0
24	King, Joshua	Centre Forward	2012–2022	62	39	23	20	9	5	0	0
25	Johnsen, Ronny	Centre Back	1991–2007	62	57	5	3	0	5	0	1
26	Bergdølmo, André	Centre Back	1997–2005	62	59	3	0	0	3	0	0
27	Nilsen, Olav	Attacking Midfielder	1962–1971	61	60	1	17	0	0	0	0
28	Halle, Gunnar	Right Back	1988–1999	61	49	12	5	0	7	1	0
29	Ajer, Kristoffer	Centre Back	2018–2026	61	59	2	3	0	9	0	0
30	Johansen, Roar	Right Back	1958–1967	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Håland, Erling	Centre Forward	2019–2026	59	57	2	65	9	2	0	0
32	Solbakken, Ståle	Centre Midfielder	1994–2000	57	36	21	9	0	2	0	0
33	Elyounoussi, Tarik	Left Winger	2008–2019	57	39	18	9	6	5	0	0
34	Karlsen, Harry Boye	Centre Back	1946–1956	57	56	1	4	0	0	0	0
35	Elyounoussi, Mohamed	Left Midfielder	2014–2024	56	46	10	10	5	4	1	0
36	Henriksen, Markus	Centre Midfielder	2010–2020	56	52	4	3	5	3	0	0
37	Myhre, Thomas	Goalkeeper	1998–2007	56	54	2	0	1	0	0	0
38	Johansen, Stefan	Defensive Midfielder	2013–2020	55	51	4	6	7	12	0	0
39	Bratseth, Rune	Sweeper	1986–1994	55	55	0	4	0	1	0	0
40	Grindheim, Christian	Centre Midfielder	2005–2014	54	41	13	2	2	2	0	0
41	Kojedal, Terje	Centre Back	1981–1989	54	53	1	1	0	1	0	0
42	Bakker, Arne	Centre Back	1954–1962	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Braaten, Daniel	Right Midfielder	2004–2014	52	25	27	4	2	8	0	0
44	Nordtveit, Håvard	Defensive Midfielder	2011–2019	52	47	5	2	3	9	1	0
45	Berg, Patrick	Defensive Midfielder	2021–2026	52	31	21	0	3	4	0	0
46	Flo, Jostein	Right Winger	1992–2000	51	33	18	10	0	8	0	0
47	Johansen, Tor Egil	Centre Midfielder	1971–1980	51	45	6	7	0	4	0	0
48	Riseth, Vidar	Centre Back	1997–2007	51	25	26	4	1	1	0	0
49	Hansen, Asbjørn	Goalkeeper	1952–1961	51	50	1	0	0	0	0	0
50	Kvammen, Reidar	Right Winger	1933–1949	50	50	0	17	0	0	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Norway

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Ødegaard, Martin	Håland, Erling	2020–2026	10	15
2	Sørloth, Alexander	Håland, Erling	2020–2025	8	12
3	Nusa, Antonio	Håland, Erling	2023–2026	7	11
4	Thorstvedt, Kristian	Håland, Erling	2021–2022	5	8
5	Møller Wolfe, David	Håland, Erling	2024–2026	4	6
6	Schjelderup, Andreas	Håland, Erling	2025–2026	4	6
7	Ryerson, Julian	Strand Larsen, Jørgen	2023–2026	3	50
8	Berg, Patrick	Håland, Erling	2026	3	5
9	Andresen, Martin	Iversen, Steffen	2007	2	10
10	Riise, John Arne	Carew, John	2007	2	8

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 248 of 852 goals.