Norway national football team

During the qualification campaign for UEFA Euro 2020, Norway finished third in their group behind Spain and Sweden, missing direct qualification for the tournament. The team subsequently contested a playoff semifinal against Serbia in October 2020, but was defeated 1–2 and eliminated from contention. Norway then participated in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League alongside Austria, Romania, and Northern Ireland, securing second place in the group and thereby retaining its position in League B for the following edition.

On 3 December 2020, former national team player Ståle Solbakken was appointed head coach following the departure of Lars Lagerbäck. In March 2021, Solbakken named Martin Ødegaard as team captain. Norway failed to qualify for both the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024. In the World Cup qualifiers, they finished third in a group with the Netherlands and Turkey. Later, in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, they ended behind Spain and Scotland, missing out again. At the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League, Norway clinched direct promotion to League A after topping their group.

On 16 November 2025, Norway secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, ending a 28-year absence from the tournament. The team won all eight of its qualifying matches and finished first in its group. The campaign concluded with a 4–1 victory over Italy in Milan, marking Italy's first-ever home defeat in a World Cup qualifying group-stage match. Erling Haaland emerged as the leading scorer across all qualifiers with 16 goals. For the tournament, Norway was drawn into Group I alongside Iraq, Senegal, and France.

On 17 June 2026, Norway opened its World Cup campaign with a 4–1 victory over Iraq, highlighted by two goals from Haaland, who became the first Norwegian player to score multiple goals in a World Cup match. It was also the first time Norway had scored more than two goals in a World Cup fixture. The team followed up with a 3–2 win against Senegal, securing advancement to the Round of 32 prior to its final group-stage match against France. They were defeated 4-1 in a dead rubber, marking the first ever time they lost to a World Cup match to an opponent other than Italy (who failed to qualify for the tournament after losing on penalties to Bosnia and Herzagovina in the qualification playoffs). In the Round of 32, Norway won 2-1 against Ivory Coast and advanced to the Round of 16 match against Brazil. This was the first time Norway won a match outside the group stages. 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 three wins and two draws in five matches, including their 2026 round of 16 match.^[10][11]

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.^[12] 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.^[13] 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.

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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.^[14]

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

As of the 2026 FIFA World Cup the supporters of the team have been performing the Viking Row chant created by Ole Frøystad.

As of 30 June 2026^[15][16]

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[b][17]	18 November 2020	1	0	1	0	1	1
Ståle Solbakken	7 December 2020 –	60	35	12	13	135	61	2026 World Cup –

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.^[18][19]
Caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2026, after the match against Brazil.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ørjan Nyland	(1990-09-10) 10 September 1990	75	0	Unattached
12	1GK	Sander Tangvik	(2002-11-29) 29 November 2002	0	0	Hamburger SV
13	1GK	Egil Selvik	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997	8	0	Watford
3	2DF	Kristoffer Ajer	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998	56	2	Brentford
4	2DF	Leo Østigård	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	42	2	Genoa
5	2DF	David Møller Wolfe	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002	26	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
15	2DF	Fredrik André Bjørkan	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998	22	1	Bodø/Glimt
16	2DF	Marcus Holmgren Pedersen	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000	35	1	Torino
17	2DF	Torbjørn Heggem	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999	18	0	Bologna
24	2DF	Sondre Langås	(2001-02-02) 2 February 2001	4	0	Derby County
25	2DF	Henrik Falchener	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003	2	0	Viking
26	2DF	Julian Ryerson	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997	46	1	Borussia Dortmund
2	3MF	Morten Thorsby	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996	32	0	Cremonese
6	3MF	Patrick Berg	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997	48	0	Bodø/Glimt
8	3MF	Sander Berge	(1998-02-14) 14 February 1998	70	1	Fulham
10	3MF	Martin Ødegaard (Captain)	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998	72	5	Arsenal
14	3MF	Fredrik Aursnes	(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995	27	1	Benfica
18	3MF	Kristian Thorstvedt	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999	39	4	Sassuolo
19	3MF	Thelo Aasgaard	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002	9	6	Rangers
7	4FW	Alexander Sørloth	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995	76	26	Atlético Madrid
9	4FW	Erling Haaland (Vice-Captain)	(2000-07-21) 21 July 2000	54	62	Manchester City
11	4FW	Jørgen Strand Larsen	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000	29	6	Crystal Palace
20	4FW	Antonio Nusa	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005	29	9	RB Leipzig
21	4FW	Andreas Schjelderup	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004	17	1	Benfica
22	4FW	Oscar Bobb	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003	25	2	Fulham
23	4FW	Jens Petter Hauge	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999	16	1	Bodø/Glimt

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
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
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.

• Olympic Games
  • Bronze medal (1): 1936

• 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

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

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