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

YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
1930Did not enter
1934
1938Round of 1612th100112
1950Did not enter
1954Did not qualify
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994Group stage17th311111
1998Round of 1615th412155
2002Did not qualify
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026To be determined
TotalRound of 163/22823378
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

By Match

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1938Round of 16 Italy1–2 (a.e.t.)LMarseilleA. Brustad
1994Group stage Mexico1–0WWashington, D.C.K. Rekdal
 Italy0–1LEast Rutherford
 Republic of Ireland0–0DEast Rutherford
1998Group stage Morocco2–2DMontpellierY. Chippo (o.g.), D. Eggen
 Scotland1–1DBordeauxH. Flo
 Brazil2–1WMarseilleT.A. Flo, K. Rekdal
Round of 16 Italy0–1LMarseille

Record by Opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Brazil100121
 Italy003314
 Mexico100110
 Morocco010122
 Republic of Ireland010100
 Scotland010111

Match records

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)

Squad

Group Stage

19 June 1994 Norway  1 – 0  Mexico Washington, D.C., USA
16:00 (EDT) Rekdal 84' (0-0)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 52,395
Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
23 June 1994 Italy  1 – 0  Norway East Rutherford, NJ, USA
16:00 (EDT) Pagliuca  21'
D. Baggio 69'
(0-0)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 74,624
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
28 June 1994 Republic of Ireland  0 – 0  Norway East Rutherford, NJ, USA
12:30 (EDT) Report (FIFA) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 72,404
Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)

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: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: 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: Stade du Parc Lescure
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
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: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: 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

No. Name Matches World Cups
1Henning Berg71994 and 1998
Stig Inge Bjørnebye71994 and 1998
Kjetil Rekdal71994 and 1998
4 Øyvind Leonhardsen61994 and 1998
Erik Mykland61994 and 1998
6 Jostein Flo41994 and 1998
Mini Jakobsen41994 and 1998
Dan Eggen41998
Håvard Flo41998
Tore André Flo41998
Frode Grodås41998
Ronny Johnsen41998
Vidar Riseth41998

Top goalscorers

No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Kjetil Rekdal21994 and 1998
2 Arne Brustad11938
Dan Eggen11998
Håvard Flo11998
Tore André Flo11998

References

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