Norway national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Norway women's national football team.

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 in the FIFA World Cup four times (1938, 1994, 1998 and 2026), and once in the UEFA European Championship (2000).

Norway

Nickname(s)	Røde, Hvite, Blå (Red, White and Blue) Landslaget (National Team) Drillos
Association	Norges Fotballforbund (NFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ståle Solbakken
Captain	Martin Ødegaard
Most caps	John Arne Riise (110)
Top scorer	Erling Haaland (55)
Home stadium	Ullevaal Stadion
FIFA code	NOR
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	31 1 (1 April 2026)
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	4 (first in 1938)
Best result	Round of 16 (1938, 1998)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2000)
Best result	Group stage (2000)
Medal record Men's football Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Team
Website	fotball.no

Norway is one of only three national teams with a winning record against Brazil, and the only team to never have lost against them, with two wins and two draws in four matches, including a 1998 World Cup group stage match.

After Euro 2000, Norway missed the next twelve major tournaments, until they qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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 Summer Olympics, after beating hosts 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, with this being their last appearance until 1994.

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 during this period, usually finishing near the bottom of their qualifying group. Despite this, Norway achieved victories such as a 3–0 win against Yugoslavia in 1965, a 1–0 away win against France in 1968, and a 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, with the team once being ranked No. 2. Olsen started his training career with Norway with a 6–1 home victory against Cameroon on 31 October 1990. In qualifying for the 1994 World Cup, Norway topped their group, finishing above the Netherlands and England, beating both teams in the process. During the finals in the United States, Norway was knocked out in 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 the round of 16 as all four teams in the group finished with four points and identical goal difference.

At 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 winning 2–1 against Brazil.

Former under-21 coach Nils Johan Semb replaced Olsen after the latter's retirement. Under Semb's guidance, Norway qualified for Euro 2000, 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. Norway then failed to win a single game in the entirety of 2008, with Hareide resigning at the end of the year. His replacement, initially on a temporary basis, was 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.

Norway in 2015

Team image

Crest

Original badge of the Norwegian national team

Norway has used the national flag on a white circle as their badge since the 1920s. 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. In 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 Norwegian coat of arms on the top. The lions face each other while holding a blue miniature of the NFF logo, and between the lions and above the NFF logo is the word "NORGE" (Norway) in blue letters. They also wore a special gold version of their logo against Italy on 16 November 2025, to commemorate their qualification for World Cup 2026 after a 28-year wait.

Kit suppliers

Adidas supplied Norway's kit from 1992 to 1996, with Umbro taking over until 2014. 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

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

2025

Norway v Italy

6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	3–0	Italy	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2	Sørloth 14' Nusa 34' Haaland 42'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 25,796 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Estonia v Norway

9 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Estonia	0–1	Norway	Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 UTC+3		Report	Haaland 62'	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 11,577 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Norway v Finland

4 September 2025 Friendly	Norway	1–0	Finland	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2	Haaland 17' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 18,665 Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland)

Norway v Moldova

9 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	11–1	Moldova	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2	Myhre 6' Haaland 11', 36', 43', 52', 83' Ødegaard 45+1' Aasgaard 67', 76', 79' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Østigård 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 24,605 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Norway v Israel

11 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	5–0	Israel	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2	Khalaili 18' (o.g.) Haaland 27', 63', 72' Nachmias 28' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 19,363 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Norway v New Zealand

14 October 2025 Friendly	Norway	1–1	New Zealand	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2	Nusa 63'	Report	Surman 45+1'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 17,652 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Norway v Estonia

13 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	4–1	Estonia	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1	Sørloth 50', 52' Haaland 56', 62'	Report	Saarma 64'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 25,493 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Italy v Norway

16 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Italy	1–4	Norway	Milan, Italy
20:45 UTC+1	Esposito 11'	Report	Nusa 63' Haaland 77', 79' Larsen 90+3'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,020 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

2026

Netherlands v Norway

27 March 2026 Friendly	Netherlands	2–1	Norway	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+1	Van Dijk 35' Reijnders 51'	Report	Schjelderup 24'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 50,327 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

Norway v Switzerland

31 March 2026 Friendly	Norway	0–0	Switzerland	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 23,913 Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

Norway v Sweden

1 June 2026 Friendly	Norway	3–1	Sweden	Oslo, Norway
19:00 UTC+2	Larsen 9', 37' Nusa 18'	Report	Isak 76'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 25,138 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Morocco v Norway

7 June 2026 Friendly	Morocco	v	Norway	Harrison, United States
15:00 UTC-4				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

Iraq v Norway

16 June 2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I	Iraq	v	Norway	Foxborough, United States
18:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Norway v Senegal

22 June 2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I	Norway	v	Senegal	East Rutherford, United States
20:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: MetLife Stadium

Norway v France

26 June 2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I	Norway	v	France	Foxborough, United States
15:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Norway v Denmark

24 September 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Norway	v	Denmark	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Norway v Portugal

27 September 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Norway	v	Portugal	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Wales v Norway

1 October 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Wales	v	Norway	Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Portugal v Norway

4 October 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Portugal	v	Norway	Portugal
19:45 UTC+1		Report

Norway v Wales

14 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Norway	v	Wales	Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Denmark v Norway

17 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Denmark	v	Norway	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium

Coaching staff

Ståle Solbakken is currently the manager of Norway

Position	Name
Head coach	Ståle Solbakken
Assistant coach	Kent Bergersen
Fitness coach	Bjørn 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	Bård Wiggen

Coaching history

As of 1 June 2026

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 –	55	32	11	12	124	52	2026 World Cup –

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and for the pre-tournament friendly matches against Sweden and Morocco on 1 and 7 June 2026, respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2026, after the match against Sweden.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ørjan Nyland	(1990-09-10) 10 September 1990	70	0	Sevilla
12	1GK	Sander Tangvik	(2002-11-29) 29 November 2002	0	0	Hamburger SV
13	1GK	Egil Selvik	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997	6	0	Watford
3	2DF	Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998	51	2	Brentford
4	2DF	Leo Østigård	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	37	1	Genoa
5	2DF	David Møller Wolfe	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002	21	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
15	2DF	Fredrik André Bjørkan	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998	20	1	Bodø/Glimt
16	2DF	Marcus Holmgren Pedersen	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000	32	0	Torino
17	2DF	Torbjørn Heggem	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999	14	0	Bologna
24	2DF	Sondre Langås	(2001-02-02) 2 February 2001	3	0	Derby County
25	2DF	Henrik Falchener	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003	1	0	Viking
26	2DF	Julian Ryerson	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997	42	1	Borussia Dortmund
2	3MF	Morten Thorsby	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996	31	0	Cremonese
6	3MF	Patrick Berg	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997	42	0	Bodø/Glimt
8	3MF	Sander Berge	(1998-02-14) 14 February 1998	65	1	Fulham
10	3MF	Martin Ødegaard (captain)	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998	67	4	Arsenal
14	3MF	Fredrik Aursnes	(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995	21	1	Benfica
18	3MF	Kristian Thorstvedt	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999	36	4	Sassuolo
19	3MF	Thelo Aasgaard	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002	7	5	Rangers
20	3MF	Antonio Nusa	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005	23	8	RB Leipzig
21	3MF	Andreas Schjelderup	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004	11	1	Benfica
22	3MF	Oscar Bobb	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003	19	2	Fulham
23	3MF	Jens Petter Hauge	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999	15	1	Bodø/Glimt
7	4FW	Alexander Sørloth	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995	71	26	Atlético Madrid
9	4FW	Erling Haaland (vice-captain)	(2000-07-21) 21 July 2000	49	55	Manchester City
11	4FW	Jørgen Strand Larsen	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000	27	6	Crystal Palace

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	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996	0	0	OB	v. Switzerland, 21 March 2026
GK	Mathias Dyngeland	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995	1	0	Brann	v. Italy, 16 November 2025
DF	Odin Bjørtuft	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998	1	0	Bodø/Glimt	v. Switzerland, 21 March 2026
DF	Andreas Hanche-Olsen	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997	22	0	Mainz 05	v. New Zealand, 14 October 2025
DF	Eivind Helland	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005	1	0	Bologna	v. New Zealand, 14 October 2025
DF	Sebastian Sebulonsen	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000	1	0	1. FC Köln	v. New Zealand, 14 October 2025
DF	Tobias Guddal	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002	0	0	Tromsø	v. Moldova, 9 September 2025
DF	Jostein Gundersen	(1996-04-02) 2 April 1996	2	0	Bodø/Glimt	v. Estonia, 9 June 2025
DF	Colin Rösler	(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000	1	0	Malmö FF	v. Estonia, 9 June 2025
MF	Felix Horn Myhre	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999	7	2	Brann	v. Switzerland, 21 March 2026
MF	Aron Dønnum	(1998-04-20) 20 April 1998	18	2	Toulouse	v. Italy, 16 November 2025
MF	Kristian Arnstad	(2003-09-07) 7 September 2003	1	0	AGF	v. Italy, 16 November 2025
MF	Sverre Nypan	(2006-12-19) 19 December 2006	1	0	Manchester City	v. New Zealand, 14 October 2025
MF	Lasse Berg Johnsen	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999	3	0	Sporting Kansas City	v. Estonia, 9 June 2025
FW	Aune Heggebø	(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001	2	0	West Bromwich Albion	v. New Zealand, 14 October 2025
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

As of 16 November 2025.

Players in bold are still active with Norway.

Most appearances

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

Erling Haaland is Norway's all-time top goalscorer with 55 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Career
1	Erling Haaland (list)	55	49	1.12	2019–present
2	Jørgen Juve	33	45	0.73	1928–1937
3	Einar Gundersen	26	33	0.79	1917–1928
	Alexander Sørloth	26	70	0.37	2016–present
5	Harald Hennum	25	43	0.58	1949–1960
6	John Carew	24	91	0.26	1998–2011
7	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	23	67	0.34	1995–2007
	Tore André Flo	23	76	0.3	1995–2004
9	Gunnar Thoresen	22	64	0.34	1946–1959
10	Steffen Iversen	21	79	0.27	1998–2011

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Norway at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter										Did not enter
1934
1938	Round of 16	12th	1	0	0	1	1	2	Squad		1st	2	1	1	0	6	5
1950	Did not enter										Did not enter
1954	Did not qualify										3rd	4	0	2	2	4	9
1958											3rd	4	1	0	3	3	15
1962											3rd	4	0	0	4	3	11
1966											2nd	6	3	1	2	10	5
1970											3rd	4	1	0	3	4	13
1974											3rd	6	2	0	4	9	16
1978											2nd	4	2	0	2	3	4
1982											5th	8	2	2	4	8	15
1986											5th	8	1	3	4	4	10
1990											4th	8	2	2	4	10	9
1994	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	1	1	Squad		1st	10	7	2	1	25	5
1998	Round of 16	15th	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad		1st	8	6	2	0	21	2
2002	Did not qualify										4th	10	2	4	4	12	14
2006											2nd (P/O)	12	5	3	4	12	9
2010											2nd	8	2	4	2	9	7
2014											4th	10	3	3	4	10	13
2018											4th	10	4	1	5	17	16
2022											3rd	10	5	3	2	15	8
2026	Qualified										1st	8	8	0	0	37	5
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Round of 16	4/22	8	2	3	3	7	8	—		—	144	57	33	54	222	191

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Norway at the UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record											Qualifying record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not qualify										R16	2	0	0	2	2	6
1964											PR	2	0	1	1	1	3
1968											4th	6	1	1	4	9	14
1972											4th	6	0	1	5	5	18
1976											4th	6	1	0	5	5	15
1980											5th	8	0	1	7	5	20
1984											4th	6	1	2	3	7	8
1988											5th	8	1	2	5	5	12
1992											3rd	8	3	3	2	9	5
1996											3rd	10	6	2	2	17	7
2000	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	1	1	Squad		1st	10	8	1	1	21	9
2004	Did not qualify										2nd (P/O)	10	4	2	4	10	10
2008											3rd	12	7	2	3	27	11
2012											3rd	8	5	1	2	10	7
2016											3rd (P/O)	12	6	1	5	14	13
2020											3rd (P/O)	11	4	5	2	20	13
2024											3rd	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		12th
2026–27	A	To be determined
Total			24	14	4	6	41	23	18th

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	Did not qualify
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 1 June 2026.

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	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	12%
Estonia	9	6	2	1	21	6	+15	66.67%
Faroe Islands	5	5	0	0	17	0	+17	100%
Finland	68	42	17	9	183	82	+101	61.76%
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	5	4	0	1	16	4	+12	80%
Italy	20	6	4	10	24	24	0	30%
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	7	6	1	0	22	2	+20	85.71%
Montenegro	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	66%
Morocco	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0%
Netherlands	22	5	6	11	28	48	−20	22.73%
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	50%
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	112	27	26	59	156	281	−125	24.10%
Switzerland	22	8	7	7	26	21	+5	36.36%
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	884	321	208	355	1331	1436	−105	36.31%

Honours

Global

• Olympic Games
  • Bronze medal (1): 1936

Regional

• Nordic Football Championship
  • Champions (1): 1929–32
  • Runners-up (2): 1952–55, 1956–59
  • Third place (9): 1924–28, 1933–36, 1937–47, 1948–51, 1960–63, 1968–71, 1972–77, 1978–80, 1981–85

Friendly

• Malta International Football Tournament
  • Champions (1): 1990

• Lunar New Year Cup
  • Champions (2): 2001, 2004

Summary

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	0	0	1	1
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

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