Norway at the FIFA World Cup
Norway has participated in the qualification for 18 FIFA World Cup tournaments and reached the finals three times, in 1938, 1994 and 1998.
Record at the FIFA World Cup
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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1930 | Did not enter | |||||||
1934 | ||||||||
1938 | Round of 16 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1950 | Did not enter | |||||||
1954 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1958 | ||||||||
1962 | ||||||||
1966 | ||||||||
1970 | ||||||||
1974 | ||||||||
1978 | ||||||||
1982 | ||||||||
1986 | ||||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1994 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1998 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2002 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2006 | ||||||||
2010 | ||||||||
2014 | ||||||||
2018 | ||||||||
2022 | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | |||||||
2030 | ||||||||
2034 | ||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 3/25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By Match
World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Scorers |
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1938 | Round of 16 | Italy | a.e.t. ) |
L | Marseille | A. Brustad |
1994 | Group stage | Mexico | 1–0 | W | Washington, D.C. | K. Rekdal |
Italy | 0–1 | L | East Rutherford | — | ||
Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | D | East Rutherford | — | ||
1998 | Group stage | Morocco | 2–2 | D | Montpellier | Y. Chippo (o.g.), D. Eggen |
Scotland | 1–1 | D | Bordeaux | H. Flo | ||
Brazil | 2–1 | W | Marseille | T.A. Flo, K. Rekdal | ||
Round of 16 | Italy | 0–1 | L | Marseille | — |
Record by Opponent
FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Republic of Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Match records
1938 FIFA World Cup
Squad
First round
5 June 1938 | Italy | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Norway | Marseille, France |
17:00 (WEST) | Ferraris 2' Piola 94' |
(1-1, 1-0) Report (FIFA) |
83' Brustad | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria) |
1994 FIFA World Cup
Squad
Group stage
19 June 1994 | (EDT) |
Rekdal 84' | (0-0) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Sandor Puhl (Hungary ) |
23 June 1994 | (EDT) |
Pagliuca 21' D. Baggio 69' |
(0-0) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 74,624 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
28 June 1994 | (EDT) |
Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 72,404 Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia) |
1998 FIFA World Cup
Squad
Group stage
10 June 1998 | Morocco | 2 – 2 | Norway | Montpellier, France |
21:00 CET | Hadji 37' Hadda 60' |
(1-1) Report (FIFA) |
45+1' (o.g.) Chippo 61' Eggen |
Stadium: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand ) |
16 June 1998 | Scotland | 1 – 1 | Norway | Bordeaux, France |
17:30 CET | Burley 66' | (0-0) Report (FIFA) |
46' H. Flo | Stadium: ) |
23 June 1998 | Brazil | 1 – 2 | Norway | Marseille, France |
21:00 CET | Bebeto 78' | (0-0) Report (FIFA) |
83' T.A. Flo 89' (pen.) Rekdal |
Stadium: Esse Baharmast (United States ) |
Round of 16
27 June 1998 | Italy | 1 – 0 | Norway | Marseille, France |
16:30 CET | Vieri 18' | (1-0) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
Player records
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
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1 | Henning Berg | 7 | 1994 and 1998 |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 7 | 1994 and 1998 | |
Kjetil Rekdal | 7 | 1994 and 1998 | |
4 | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 6 | 1994 and 1998 |
Erik Mykland | 6 | 1994 and 1998 | |
6 | Jostein Flo | 4 | 1994 and 1998 |
Mini Jakobsen | 4 | 1994 and 1998 | |
Dan Eggen | 4 | 1998 | |
Håvard Flo | 4 | 1998 | |
Tore André Flo | 4 | 1998 | |
Frode Grodås | 4 | 1998 | |
Ronny Johnsen | 4 | 1998 | |
Vidar Riseth | 4 | 1998 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kjetil Rekdal | 2 | 1994 and 1998 |
2 | Arne Brustad | 1 | 1938 |
Dan Eggen | 1 | 1998 | |
Håvard Flo | 1 | 1998 | |
Tore André Flo | 1 | 1998 |