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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 (38)
Home stadium	Ullevaal Stadion
FIFA code	NOR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	43 (19 December 2024)
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)
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 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 February 2027.

History

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

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
Le Coq Sportif	1976–1980
Hummel	1981–1991
Adidas	1992–1996
Umbro	1996–2014
Nike	2015–present

Results and fixtures

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

22 March 2024 Friendly	Norway	1–2	Czech Republic	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1	Bobb 20'	Report	Zima 36' Barák 85'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

26 March 2024 Friendly	Norway	1–1	Slovakia	Oslo, Norway
19:00 UTC+1	Sørloth 18'	Report	Duda 87'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

5 June 2024 Friendly	Norway	3–0	Kosovo	Oslo, Norway
	Haaland 15', 70', 75'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)

8 June 2024 Friendly	Denmark	3–1	Norway	Brøndby, Denmark
19:30 UTC+2	Højbjerg 12' Vestergaard 21' Poulsen 90'	Report	Haaland 72'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 23,390 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

6 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Kazakhstan	0–0	Norway	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6		Report		Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Attendance: 23,173 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

9 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Norway	2–1	Austria	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2	Myhre 9' Haaland 80'	Report	Sabitzer 37'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 23,171 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Norway	3–0	Slovenia	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2	Haaland 7', 62' Sørloth 52'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Austria	5–1	Norway	Linz, Austria
20:45 UTC+2	Arnautović 8', 49' (pen.) Lienhart 58' Posch 62' Gregoritsch 71'	Report	Sørloth 39'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Slovenia	1–4	Norway	Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 UTC+1	Šeško 21' (pen.)	Report	Nusa 9', 54' Haaland 45' Hauge 82'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 15,308 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Norway	5–0	Kazakhstan	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1	Haaland 23', 37', 71' Sørloth 41' Nusa 76'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 23,458 Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

2025

22 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Moldova	v	Norway	Moldova
19:00 UTC+2		Report

25 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Israel	v	Norway	TBD
20:45 UTC+2		Report

6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	v	Germany/ Italy	Norway
20:45 UTC+2		Report

9 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Estonia	v	Norway	Estonia
21:45 UTC+3		Report

5 September 2025 Friendly

Norway

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TBC

8 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	v	Moldova	Norway
20:45 UTC+2		Report

11 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	v	Israel	Norway
18:00 UTC+2		Report

14 October 2025 Friendly

Norway

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TBC

13 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	v	Estonia	Norway
18:00 UTC+1		Report

16 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany /Italy	v	Norway	Germany/Italy
20:45 UTC+1		Report

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ståle Solbakken
Assistant coach	Kent Bergersen
Fitness coach	Björn Vidar Stenersen
Match analysts	Andy Findlay Pål Fjelde
Sports coordinator	Brede Hangeland
Physiotherapist	Mario Pafundi
Sports scientist	Johannes Marthinussen
Chief instructor	Bryant Lazaro
Team manager	Bard Wiggen

Coaching history

As of 17 November 2024

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
Willibald Hahn	1 August 1953 – 31 December 1955	26	7	7	12	28	42
Ron Lewin	1 January 1956 – 31 December 1957	17	5	4	8	25	38
Edmund Majowski	1 January 1958 – 15 September 1958	5	3	1	1	10	8
Ragnar Larsen	16 September 1958 – 31 December 1958	1	0	0	1	1	4
Kristian Henriksen	1 January 1959 – 31 December 1959	10	3	0	7	15	29
Wilhelm Kment	1 January 1960 – 15 August 1962	20	6	2	12	32	45
Ragnar Larsen	16 August 1962 – 31 December 1966	33	11	7	15	47	74
Wilhelm Kment	1 January 1967 – 31 December 1969	25	9	3	13	39	61
Øivind Johannessen	1 January 1970 – 31 December 1971	17	4	2	11	18	43
George Curtis	1 January 1972 – August 1974	17	3	2	12	17	30
Kjell Schou-Andreassen Nils Arne Eggen	August 1974 – 31 December 1977	27	6	4	17	26	52
Tor Røste Fossen	1 January 1978 – 30 June 1987	94	28	28	38	96	119
Tord Grip	1 July 1987 – 30 June 1988	7	0	4	3	3	7
Ingvar Stadheim	1 July 1988 – 10 October 1990	24	5	8	11	32	37
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
Nils Johan Semb	1 July 1998 – 31 December 2003	68	29	21	18	89	61	Euro 2000 – Group stage
Åge Hareide	1 January 2004 – 8 December 2008	58	24	18	16	88	65
Egil Olsen	14 January 2009 – 27 September 2013	49	25	8	16	61	50
Per-Mathias Høgmo	27 September 2013 – 16 November 2016	35	10	7	18	33	49
Lars Lagerbäck	1 February 2017 – 6 December 2020	34	18	9	8	60	34
Leif Gunnar Smerud	18 November 2020	1	0	1	0	1	1
Ståle Solbakken	7 December 2020 –	42	22	9	11	81	44

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the Nations League matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan, on 14 and 17 November 2024 respectively.
• Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2024, after the match against  Kazakhstan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Egil Selvik	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Haugesund
12	1GK	Mathias Dyngeland	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Brann
13	1GK	Viljar Myhra	(1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 28)	0	0	OB
3	2DF	Stian Rode Gregersen	(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29)	10	0	Atlanta United
4	2DF	Leo Skiri Østigård	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	28	1	Rennes
5	2DF	Warren Kamanzi	(2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Toulouse
14	2DF	Julian Ryerson	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27)	30	0	Borussia Dortmund
15	2DF	Sondre Langås	(2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Viking
16	2DF	Marcus Holmgren Pedersen	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24)	27	0	Torino
17	2DF	Torbjørn Heggem	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)	3	0	West Bromwich Albion
21	2DF	Colin Rösler	(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Malmö
2	3MF	Morten Thorsby	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)	24	0	Genoa
6	3MF	Patrick Berg	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27)	30	0	Bodø/Glimt
8	3MF	Sander Berge	(1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)	52	1	Fulham
10	3MF	Jens Petter Hauge	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25)	11	1	Bodø/Glimt
18	3MF	Kristian Thorstvedt	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)	31	4	Sassuolo
19	3MF	Aron Dønnum	(1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26)	11	1	Toulouse
20	3MF	Antonio Nusa	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19)	13	4	RB Leipzig
22	3MF	Felix Horn Myhre	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25)	3	1	Brann
23	3MF	Lasse Berg Johnsen	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Malmö
7	4FW	Alexander Sørloth	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 29)	59	21	Atlético Madrid
9	4FW	Erling Haaland (vice-captain)	(2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 24)	39	38	Manchester City
11	4FW	Jørgen Strand Larsen	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24)	19	3	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	Ørjan Nyland	(1990-09-10) 10 September 1990 (age 34)	58	0	Sevilla	v.  Austria, 13 October 2024
DF	David Møller Wolfe	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)	8	0	AZ	v.  Slovenia, 14 November 2024
DF	Kristoffer Ajer	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26)	39	1	Brentford	v.  Austria, 13 October 2024
DF	Andreas Hanche-Olsen	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27)	21	0	Mainz 05	v.  Austria, 13 October 2024
DF	Fredrik André Bjørkan	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)	14	1	Bodø/Glimt	v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
DF	Jostein Gundersen	(1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Bodø/Glimt	v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
DF	Jesper Daland	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Cardiff City	v.  Kazakhstan, 6 September 2024
DF	Fredrik Sjøvold	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Bodø/Glimt	v.  Kazakhstan, 6 September 2024
MF	Hugo Vetlesen	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24)	6	1	Club Brugge	v.  Slovenia, 14 November 2024
MF	Martin Ødegaard (captain)	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 26)	61	3	Arsenal	v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
MF	Osame Sahraoui	(2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Lille	v.  Kazakhstan, 6 September 2024
MF	Oscar Bobb	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	8	2	Manchester City	v.  Denmark, 8 June 2024
MF	Andreas Schjelderup	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Benfica	v.  Denmark, 8 June 2024
MF	Mohamed Elyounoussi	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30)	55	10	Copenhagen	v.  Slovakia, 26 March 2024
FW	Sindre Walle Egeli	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Nordsjælland	v.  Austria, 9 September 2024
FW	Erik Botheim	(2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Malmö	v.  Denmark, 8 June 2024
Withdrew due to injury Preliminary squad / standby Retired from the national team Serving suspension Placed in mandatory quarantine Withdrew due to non-injury issue. Player expelled from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

As of 17 November 2024.

Players in bold are still active with Norway.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

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
1930	Did not enter										Declined invitation
1934											Did not enter
1938	Round of 16	12th	1	0	0	1	1	2	Squad		2	1	1	0	6	5
1950	Did not enter										Did not enter
1954	Did not qualify										4	0	2	2	4	9
1958											4	1	0	3	3	15
1962											4	0	0	4	3	11
1966											6	3	1	2	10	5
1970											4	1	0	3	4	13
1974											6	2	0	4	9	16
1978											4	2	0	2	3	4
1982											8	2	2	4	8	15
1986											8	1	3	4	4	10
1990											8	2	2	4	10	9
1994	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	1	1	Squad		10	7	2	1	25	5
1998	Round of 16	15th	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad		8	6	2	0	21	2
2002	Did not qualify										10	2	4	4	12	14
2006											12	5	3	4	12	9
2010											8	2	4	2	9	7
2014											10	3	3	4	10	13
2018											10	4	1	5	17	16
2022											10	5	3	2	15	8
2026	To be determined										To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Round of 16	3/22	8	2	3	3	7	8	—		136	49	33	54	185	186

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
1960	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	2	6
1964											2	0	1	1	1	3
1968											6	1	1	4	9	14
1972											6	0	1	5	5	18
1976											6	1	0	5	5	15
1980											8	0	1	7	5	20
1984											6	1	2	3	7	8
1988											8	1	2	5	5	12
1992											8	3	3	2	9	5
1996											10	6	2	2	17	7
2000	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	1	1	Squad		10	8	1	1	21	9
2004	Did not qualify										10	4	2	4	10	10
2008											12	7	2	3	27	11
2012											8	5	1	2	10	7
2016											12	6	1	5	14	13
2020											11	4	5	2	20	13
2024											8	3	2	3	14	12
2028	To be determined										To be determined
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		26th
2020–21	B	1	6	3	1	2	12	7		22nd
2022–23	B	4	6	3	1	2	7	7		24th
2024–25	B	3	6	4	1	1	15	7		(17th)
2026–27	A	TBD	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
1908	Did not enter
1912	Quarter-finals	1	0	0	1	0	7	Squad
1920		2	1	0	1	3	5	Squad
1924	Did not enter
1928
1936	Bronze medal	4	3	0	1	10	4	Squad
1948	Did not enter
1952	Round of 16	1	0	0	1	1	4	Squad
1956	Did not enter
1960	Did not qualify
1964	Did not enter
1968
1972
1976
1980	Qualified, but later withdrew
1984	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2	Squad
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 17 November 2024.

Key

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	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	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%
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	874	314	206	354	1295	1429	−134	35.92%

Honours

Major competitions

• Olympic Games
  • Bronze Medal (1): 1936

Regional

• Nordic Football Championship
  • Champions (1): 1929–32

Friendly

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

Summary

Competition				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

• 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

1. Led the team that was dubbed "koronalandslaget", due to the entire national squad was put in quarantine

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External links

• Official website of The Norwegian Football Association (NFF)
• Norway at FIFA
• Norway at UEFA
• RSSSF archive of results 1908–
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Complete list of Norwegian international players

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