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
editYear | 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
editWorld Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | Round of 16 | Italy | 1–2 (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
editFIFA 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
edit1938 FIFA World Cup
editSquad
editFirst round
edit5 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
editSquad
editGroup stage
edit19 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) |
1998 FIFA World Cup
editSquad
editGroup stage
edit10 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
edit27 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
editMost appearances
editRank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
---|---|---|---|
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
editRank | 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 |