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Norway
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Løvene (The Lions)
Association Norges Fotballforbund (NFF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Ståle Solbakken
Captain Martin Ødegaard
Most caps John Arne Riise (110)
Top scorer Erling Haaland (34)
Home stadium Ullevaal Stadion
FIFA code NOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 48 Decrease 2 (7 February 2019)
Highest 2 (October 1993, July–August 1995)
Lowest 88 (July 2017)
Elo ranking
Current 45 Increase 22 (3 March 2019)
Highest 6 (June 2000)
Lowest 91 (May–June 1976)
First international
 Sweden 11–3 Norway 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908)
Biggest win
 Norway 12–0 Finland 
(Bergen, Norway; 28 June 1946)
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
Olympic Games
Bronze 1936 Berlin Team
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.

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 2023.

History

Main article: History of the Norway national football team

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.

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 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.

Team image

Crest

Badge of Norway (Pantone)
Original badge of the Norwegian national team

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. 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.

Kit suppliers

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.

Kit provider Period
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

Main article: Norway national football team results (2020–present)

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

2023

2024

Coaching staff

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Ståle Solbakken is currently the manager of Norway.
Position Name
Head coach Norway Ståle Solbakken
Assistant coach(es) Norway Kent Bergersen
Athletic 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

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
Austria Hahn, WillibaldWillibald Hahn 1 August 1953 – 31 December 1955 26 7 7 12 28 42
England Lewin, RonRon Lewin 1 January 1956 – 31 December 1957 17 5 4 8 25 38
Poland Majowski, EdmundEdmund Majowski 1 January 1958 – 15 September 1958 5 3 1 1 10 8
Norway Larsen, RagnarRagnar Larsen 16 September 1958 – 31 December 1958 1 0 0 1 1 4
Norway Henriksen, KristianKristian Henriksen 1 January 1959 – 31 December 1959 10 3 0 7 15 29
Austria Kment, WilhelmWilhelm Kment 1 January 1960 – 15 August 1962 20 6 2 12 32 45
Norway Larsen, RagnarRagnar Larsen 16 August 1962 – 31 December 1966 33 11 7 15 47 74
Austria Kment, WilhelmWilhelm Kment 1 January 1967 – 31 December 1969 25 9 3 13 39 61
Norway Johannessen, ØivindØivind Johannessen 1 January 1970 – 31 December 1971 17 4 2 11 18 43
England Curtis, GeorgeGeorge Curtis 1 January 1972 – August 1974 17 3 2 12 17 30
Norway Schou-Andreassen, KjellKjell Schou-Andreassen
Norway Nils Arne Eggen		 August 1974 – 31 December 1977 27 6 4 17 26 52
Norway Fossen, Tor RøsteTor Røste Fossen 1 January 1978 – 30 June 1987 94 28 28 38 96 119
Sweden Grip, TordTord Grip 1 July 1987 – 30 June 1988 7 0 4 3 3 7
Norway Stadheim, IngvarIngvar Stadheim 1 July 1988 – 10 October 1990 24 5 8 11 32 37
Norway Olsen, EgilEgil 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 Semb, Nils JohanNils Johan Semb 1 July 1998 – 31 December 2003 68 29 21 18 89 61 Euro 2000 – Group stage
Norway Hareide, ÅgeÅge Hareide 1 January 2004 – 8 December 2008 58 24 18 16 88 65
Norway Olsen, EgilEgil Olsen 14 January 2009 – 27 September 2013 49 25 8 16 61 50
Norway Høgmo, Per-MathiasPer-Mathias Høgmo 27 September 2013 – 16 November 2016 35 10 7 18 33 49
Sweden Lagerbäck, LarsLars Lagerbäck 1 February 2017 – 6 December 2020 34 18 9 8 60 34
Norway Smerud, Leif GunnarLeif Gunnar Smerud 18 November 2020 1 0 1 0 1 1
Norway Solbakken, StåleStåle Solbakken 7 December 2020 – 39 20 9 10 71 38

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the Nations League matches against Slovenia and Austria, on 10 and 13 October 2024 respectively.
  • Caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2024, after the match against  Slovenia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ørjan Nyland (1990-09-10) 10 September 1990 (age 34) 57 0 Spain Sevilla
12 1GK Mathias Dyngeland (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Norway Brann
13 1GK Egil Selvik (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Norway Haugesund
3 2DF Kristoffer Ajer (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26) 38 1 England Brentford
4 2DF Leo Skiri Østigård (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) 26 1 France Rennes
5 2DF David Møller Wolfe (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22) 7 0 Netherlands AZ
14 2DF Julian Ryerson (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27) 27 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
15 2DF Sondre Langås (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Norway Viking
16 2DF Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24) 24 0 Italy Torino
17 2DF Torbjørn Heggem (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) 0 0 England West Bromwich Albion
21 2DF Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27) 20 0 Germany Mainz 05
2 3MF Morten Thorsby (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28) 21 0 Italy Genoa
6 3MF Patrick Berg (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 26) 28 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt
8 3MF Sander Berge (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26) 49 1 England Fulham
10 3MF Hugo Vetlesen (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24) 6 1 Belgium Club Brugge
18 3MF Kristian Thorstvedt (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25) 29 4 Italy Sassuolo
19 3MF Aron Dønnum (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26) 9 1 France Toulouse
20 3MF Antonio Nusa (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19) 10 1 Germany RB Leipzig
22 3MF Felix Horn Myhre (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) 2 1 Norway Brann
23 3MF Jens Petter Hauge (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25) 10 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt
7 4FW Alexander Sørloth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28) 56 19 Spain Atlético Madrid
9 4FW Erling Haaland (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 24) 36 34 England Manchester City
11 4FW Jørgen Strand Larsen (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24) 16 3 England Wolverhampton Wanderers

Recent call-ups

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
GK Viljar Myhra (1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Denmark OB v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
DF Fredrik André Bjørkan (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26) 14 1 Norway Bodø/Glimt v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
DF Jostein Gundersen (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
DF Jesper Daland (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Wales Cardiff City v.  Kazakhstan, 6 September 2024 INJ
DF Fredrik Sjøvold (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt v.  Kazakhstan, 6 September 2024 INJ
DF Stian Rode Gregersen (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) 8 0 United States Atlanta United v.  Scotland, 19 November 2023
DF Birger Meling (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29) 39 0 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Spain, 16 October 2023 INJ
MF Martin Ødegaard (captain) (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25) 61 3 England Arsenal v.  Austria, 9 September 2024 INJ
MF Osame Sahraoui (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23) 1 0 France Lille v.  Kazakhstan, 6 September 2024
MF Oscar Bobb (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) 8 2 England Manchester City v.  Denmark, 8 June 2024 INJ
MF Andreas Schjelderup (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Denmark, 8 June 2024
MF Mohamed Elyounoussi (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30) 55 10 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Slovakia, 26 March 2024
MF Ola Solbakken (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26) 11 1 Italy Empoli v.  Scotland, 19 November 2023
FW Sindre Walle Egeli (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Denmark Nordsjælland v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
FW Erik Botheim (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Denmark, 8 June 2024
FW Bård Finne (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29) 4 1 Norway Brann v.  Scotland, 19 November 2023

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
QUA Placed in mandatory quarantine
WD Withdrew due to non-injury issue.
EX Player expelled from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

Main article: List of Norway international footballers
Players in bold are still active with Norway.

Most appearances

John Arne Riise2
John Arne Riise is Norway's most capped player with 110 appearances.
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

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Erling Haaland is Norway's all-time top goalscorer with 34 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career
1 Erling Haaland (list) 34 36 0.94 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 Gunnar Thoresen 22 64 0.34 1946–1959
9 Steffen Iversen 21 79 0.27 1998–2011
10 Joshua King 20 62 0.32 2012–2022
Jan Åge Fjørtoft 20 71 0.28 1986–1996

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Norway at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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

Main article: Norway at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
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

UEFA Nations League record
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 To be determined
Total 18 10 3 5 26 16 22nd

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
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

The following table shows Norway's all-time international record, correct as of 10 October 2024.

Key

     More wins than losses      As many wins as losses      Fewer wins than losses

Norway's all-time international record, since 1908
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 13 3 2 8 12 25 −13 23.07%
 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
 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 5 4 1 0 6 1 +5 80%
 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%
 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 12 7 3 2 20 10 +10 58.33%
 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 871 312 206 353 1285 1423 −138 35.82%

Honours

Major competitions

Regional

Friendly

  • Lunar New Year Cup
    • 1 Champions (2): 2001, 2004
  • Malta International Football Tournament
    • 1 Champions (1): 1990
Competition 1 2 3 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

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  • 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
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