Norway national football team

Norway

Association	Norges Fotballforbund (NFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Per Ciljan Skjelbred
Most caps	John Arne Riise (110)
Top scorer	Jørgen Juve (33)
Home stadium	Ullevaal Stadion
FIFA code	NOR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	84 3 (24 November 2016)
Highest	2 (October 1993, July–August 1995)
Lowest	84 (November 2016)
Elo ranking
Current	66 (12 October 2016)
Highest	6 (June 2000)
Lowest	91 (May–June 1976)
First international
Sweden 11–3 Norway  (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908)
Biggest win
Norway 12–0 Finland  (Bergen, Norway; 28 June 1946)[1]
Biggest defeat
Denmark 12–0 Norway  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 7 October 1917)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1938)
Best result	Round of 16, 1998
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2000)
Best result	Group Stage, 2000

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1936 Berlin	Team

The Norway men's national football team (Norwegian: Norges herrelandslag i fotball) represents Norway in international association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Per-Mathias Høgmo. It is, as of July 2016, ranked by FIFA as the 49th best national team in the world.^[2]

Norway has participated three times in the FIFA World Cup (1938, 1994, 1998), and once in the UEFA European Championship (2000).

Norway is also notable as the only national team that has never lost any of the matches it has had against Brazil. In four matches played, Norway has a 2–2-0 (2 wins and 2 draws) record against Brazil, with one of those victories coming in the 1998 World Cup.

History

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 Olympics, after beating the 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. This turned out to be Norway's last World Cup finals appearance in 56 years.

In the post-war years, up to and including the 1980s, Norway was usually considered as one of the weaker nations in Europe. They never qualified for a World Cup or European Championship in this period, and usually finished near the bottom of their qualifying group. Nevertheless, Norway had a reputation for producing the occasional shock result, such as the 3–0 win against Yugoslavia in 1965, the 1–0 away win against France in 1968, and the 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. At its height in the mid-90s the team was even ranked second on the FIFA World Rankings. Olsen started his training career with Norway with a 6–1 home victory against Cameroon on 31 October 1990 and ended it on 27 June 1998 after a 0–1 defeat against Italy in the second stage of the 1998 World Cup.

In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Norway was knocked out at the group stage after a win against Mexico, a defeat against Italy and a draw against the Republic of Ireland. In the 1998 World Cup in France, Norway was eliminated by Italy in the first round of the knock out stage after finishing second in their group, having drawn against Morocco and Scotland and won 2–1 against Brazil.

Former under-21 coach Nils Johan Semb replaced Olsen after the planned retirement of the latter. Under Semb's guidance, Norway qualified for Euro 2000, which remains their last finals 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. Then, in 2008, it all fell apart as Norway failed to win a single game the entire calendar year. Hareide resigned at the end of 2008. His replacement, initially on a temporary basis, was the returning Egil 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 failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. He was replaced with Per-Mathias Høgmo.

Norway's best single result is arguably the 2–1 win against Brazil on 23 June 1998 in the World Cup group stage (a match before Brazil had clinched first-place in the group). Norway is in fact the only team in the world that has played against Brazil and never lost. In its four matches all-time against Brazil, Norway have won twice, and drawn on the other two occasions.

Crest

Norway used the national flag on a white circle as their badge from the 1920s onwards. 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. Between 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 Coat of arms of Norway on the top. The lions are facing each other while holding a blue miniature of the NFF logo, and between the lions and above the NFF logo, it says "NORGE" (Norway) in blue letters.^[3]

Championship records

FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Did Not Enter 1934 1938 Round 1 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 6 5 1950 Did Not Enter 1954 Did Not Qualify 4 0 2 2 4 9 1958 4 1 0 3 3 15 1962 4 0 0 4 3 11 1966 6 3 1 2 10 5 1970 4 1 0 3 4 19 1974 6 2 0 4 9 16 1978 4 2 0 2 3 4 1982 8 2 2 4 8 15 1986 8 1 3 4 4 10 1990 8 2 2 4 10 9 1994 Group Stage 17 3 1 1 1 1 1 10 7 2 1 25 5 1998 Round of 16 15 4 1 2 1 5 5 8 6 2 0 21 2 2002 Did Not Qualify 10 2 4 4 12 14 2006 12 5 3 4 12 9 2010 8 2 4 2 9 7 2014 10 3 3 4 10 13 2018 To be determined 2022 Total Round of 16 3/22 8 2 3 3 7 8 116 40 29 47 153 168 UEFA European Championship Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1960 Did not qualify 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 1 1 2004 Did not qualify 2008 2012 2016 Total 1/15 3 1 1 1 1 1

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	4	4	0	0	16	0	+16	12	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	2–0	8 Oct '17	3–0	4 Sep '17	10 Jun '17
2	Northern Ireland	4	2	1	1	8	2	+6	7	Possible second round[lower-alpha 1]		5 Oct '17	—	4–0	4 Sep '17	26 Mar '17	4–0
3	Azerbaijan	4	2	1	1	2	4	−2	7			26 Mar '17	10 Jun '17	—	5 Oct '17	1–0	4 Sep '17
4	Czech Republic	4	1	2	1	2	4	−2	5			1 Sep '17	0–0	0–0	—	2–1	8 Oct '17
5	Norway	4	1	0	3	5	7	−2	3			0–3	8 Oct '17	1 Sep '17	10 Jun '17	—	4–1
6	San Marino	4	0	0	4	1	17	−16	0			0–8	1 Sep '17	0–1	26 Mar '17	5 Oct '17	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

Current squad

The following squad was called up for the 2018 World Cup qualifier matches against Czech Republic on 11 November 2016 .^[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016, after the World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic.^[5]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Rune Jarstein	29 September 1984	44	0	Hertha BSC
12	GK	Ørjan Nyland	10 September 1990	23	0	FC Ingolstadt
22	GK	Sten Grytebust	25 October 1989	2	0	OB
2	DF	Haitam Aleesami	31 July 1991	12	0	Palermo
3	DF	Even Hovland	14 February 1989	22	0	1. FC Nürnberg
4	DF	Stefan Strandberg	25 July 1990	10	0	Hannover 96
6	DF	Håvard Nordtveit	21 June 1990	29	2	West Ham United
14	DF	Omar Elabdellaoui	5 December 1991	23	0	Olympiacos
16	DF	Jonas Svensson	6 March 1993	6	0	Rosenborg
17	DF	Martin Linnes	20 September 1991	15	0	Galatasaray
21	DF	Vegard Forren	16 February 1988	33	1	Molde
5	MF	Alexander Tettey	4 April 1986	34	3	Norwich City
8	MF	Stefan Johansen	8 January 1991	33	3	Fulham
10	MF	Markus Henriksen	25 July 1992	31	2	Hull City
13	MF	Mats Møller Dæhli	2 March 1995	12	1	Freiburg
15	MF	Per Ciljan Skjelbred (Captain)	16 June 1987	43	1	Hertha BSC
19	MF	Ruben Yttergård Jenssen	4 May 1988	39	0	Groningen
	MF	Martin Samuelsen	17 April 1997	3	1	Blackburn Rovers
7	FW	Joshua King	15 January 1992	27	7	AFC Bournemouth
9	FW	Alexander Søderlund	3 August 1987	26	1	Saint-Étienne
11	FW	Tarik Elyounoussi	23 February 1988	40	9	Olympiacos
18	FW	Pål André Helland	4 January 1990	6	1	Rosenborg
20	FW	Adama Diomandé	14 February 1990	10	1	Hull City
23	FW	Jo Inge Berget	11 September 1990	16	2	Malmö FF

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Norway squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	André Hansen	17 December 1989	3	0	Rosenborg	v.  Czech Republic, 11 November 2016
DF	Thomas Rogne	29 June 1990	2	0	IFK Göteborg	v.  Germany, 4 September 2016
DF	Jørgen Skjelvik	5 July 1991	3	0	Rosenborg	v.  Belarus, 31 August 2016
DF	Niklas Gunnarsson	27 April 1991	1	0	Djurgården	v.  Belgium, 5 June 2016
DF	Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen	17 July 1996	0	0	Tromsø	v.  Portugal, 29 May 2016
DF	Tom Høgli ^RET	24 February 1984	49	2	Copenhagen	v.  Hungary, 15 November 2015
MF	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	8 August 1990	17	0	Malmö FF	v.  Germany, 4 September 2016
MF	Valon Berisha ^KOS	7 February 1993	20	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v.  Belarus, 31 August 2016
MF	Martin Ødegaard	17 December 1998	9	0	Real Madrid Castilla	v.  Belgium, 5 June 2016
MF	Iver Fossum	15 July 1996	3	0	Hannover 96	v.  Belgium, 5 June 2016
MF	Fredrik Midtsjø	11 August 1993	1	0	Rosenborg	v.  Iceland, 1 June 2016
MF	Anders Trondsen	30 March 1995	1	0	Sarpsborg 08	v.  Portugal, 29 May 2016
FW	Mohammed Abdellaoue	23 October 1985	33	7	Vålerenga	v.  Germany, 4 September 2016
FW	Veton Berisha	13 April 1994	4	1	Greuther Fürth	v.  Germany, 4 September 2016
FW	Marcus Pedersen	8 June 1990	9	1	Strømsgodset	v.  Iceland, 1 June 2016
FW	Fredrik Gulbrandsen	10 September 1992	3	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v.  Finland, 29 March 2016
FW	Mohamed Elyounoussi	4 August 1994	5	0	Basel	v.  Hungary, 15 November 2015

Notes

• ^[a] Withdrew from squad.
• ^INJ Injured, ill or recovering from surgery.
• ^RET Retired from international football.
• ^KOS Changed international eligibility to Kosovo.

Individual all-time records

John Arne Riise is the most capped player in the history of Norway with 110 caps.

  Still active players are highlighted

Top appearances

#	Player	Career	Matches
1	John Arne Riise	2000–2013	110
2	Thorbjørn Svenssen	1947–1962	104
3	Henning Berg	1992–2004	100
4	Erik Thorstvedt	1982–1996	97
5	John Carew	1998–2011	91
	Brede Hangeland	2002–2014	91
7	Øyvind Leonhardsen	1990–2003	86
8	Kjetil Rekdal	1987–2000	83
	Morten Gamst Pedersen	2004–2014	83
10	Steffen Iversen	1998–2011	79

Last updated: 9 September 2014
Source: RSSSF.no

Top goalscorers

Jørgen Juve is the top goalscorer in the history of Norway with 33 goals.

#	Player	Career	Goals	Matches	Average
1	Jørgen Juve	1928–1937	33	45	0.73
2	Einar Gundersen	1917–1928	26	33	0.79
3	Harald Hennum	1949–1960	25	43	0.58
4	John Carew	1998–2011	24	91	0.26
5	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	1995–2007	23	67	0.34
	Tore André Flo	1995–2004	23	76	0.30
7	Gunnar Thoresen	1946–1959	22	64	0.34
8	Steffen Iversen	1998–2011	21	79	0.27
9	Jan Åge Fjørtoft	1986–1996	20	71	0.28
10	Odd Iversen	1967–1979	19	45	0.42
	Olav Nilsen	1962–1971	19	62	0.31
	Øyvind Leonhardsen	1990–2003	19	86	0.22

Last updated: 9 September 2014
Source: RSSSF.no

Managers

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. The table lists the manager, his nationality, the period he was manager, games played (P), games won (W), games drawn (D), games lost (L), goals for (F) and goals against (A). It also lists any finals reached and how far the team progressed. The list is up to date as of 5 June 2016.^[6][7]

Manager	Nationality	Tenure	P	W	D	L	F	A	Finals
Hahn, WillibaldWillibald Hahn	Austria	1 August 1953 – 31 December 1955	26	7	7	12	28	42
Lewin, RonRon Lewin	England	1 January 1956 – 31 December 1957	17	5	4	8	25	38
Majowski, EdmundEdmund Majowski	Poland	1 January 1958 – 15 September 1958	5	3	1	1	10	8
Larsen, RagnarRagnar Larsen	Norway	16 September 1958 – 31 December 1958	1	0	0	1	1	4
Henriksen, KristianKristian Henriksen	Norway	1 January 1959 – 31 December 1959	10	3	0	7	15	29
Kment, WilhelmWilhelm Kment	Austria	1 January 1960 – 15 August 1962	20	6	2	12	32	45
Larsen, RagnarRagnar Larsen	Norway	16 August 1962 – 31 December 1966	33	11	7	15	47	74
Kment, WilhelmWilhelm Kment	Austria	1 January 1967 – 31 December 1969	25	9	3	13	39	61
Øivind Johannessen	Norway	1 January 1970 – 31 December 1971	17	4	2	11	18	43
Curtis, GeorgeGeorge Curtis	England	1 January 1972 – August 1974	17	4	2	11	18	43
Schou-Andreassen, KjellKjell Schou-Andreassen and Nils Arne Eggen	Norway	August 1974 – 31 December 1977	27	6	4	17	26	52
Fossen, Tor RøsteTor Røste Fossen	Norway	1 January 1978 – 30 June 1987	94	28	28	38	96	119
Grip, TordTord Grip	Sweden	1 July 1987 – 30 June 1988	7	0	4	3	3	7
Stadheim, IngvarIngvar Stadheim	Norway	1 July 1988 – 10 October 1990	24	5	8	11	32	37
Olsen, EgilEgil Olsen	Norway	11 October 1990 – 30 June 1998	88	46	26	16	168	63	1994 World Cup – Group stage 1998 World Cup – Round of 16
Semb, Nils JohanNils Johan Semb	Norway	1 July 1998 – 31 December 2003	68	29	21	18	89	61	Euro 2000 – Group stage
Hareide, ÅgeÅge Hareide	Norway	1 January 2004 – 8 December 2008	58	24	18	16	88	65
Olsen, EgilEgil Olsen	Norway	14 January 2009 – 27 September 2013	48	25	8	15	62	46
Høgmo, Per-MathiasPer-Mathias Høgmo	Norway	27 September 2013 – 16 November 2016	35	10	7	18	33	44

All-time team record

The following table shows Norway's all-time international record, correct as of 5 June 2016.^[8]

Norway's all-time international record, 1908–2016
Opponents	Played	Won	Drawn*	Lost	GF	GA	GD	% Won
Albania	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	25%
Argentina	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100%
Armenia	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	50%
Australia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	0%
Austria	11	3	1	7	12	21	−9	27%
Azerbaijan	5	3	2	0	7	0	+7	60%
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%
Belarus	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	50%
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	16	4	5	7	15	30	−16	25%
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100%
Chile	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%
China PR	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%
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	9	9	0	0	24	4	+20	100%
Czechoslovakia	5	0	1	4	5	13	−8	0%
Czech Republic	6	1	2	3	6	7	−1	16%
Denmark	90	21	15	54	107	229	−121	23%
East Germany	9	1	2	6	8	15	−7	11%
Egypt	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	50%
England	16	4	4	8	14	33	−18	27%
Estonia	7	4	2	1	16	5	+11	57%
Faroe Islands	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	100%
Finland	66	41	16	9	181	81	+100	62%
France	16	4	4	8	16	24	−8	25%
Georgia	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	100%
Germany	13	2	4	7	11	25	−14	15%
Ghana	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100%
Greece	8	2	2	4	9	11	−2	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	33	19	6	8	61	33	+28	58%
Israel	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	50%
Italy	17	3	4	10	13	22	−8	18%
Jamaica	2	1	1	0	7	1	+6	50%
Japan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Jordan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%
Kuwait	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	0%
Latvia	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	50%
Lithuania	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Luxembourg	11	8	1	2	24	9	+15	73%
Macedonia	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	67%
Malta	10	8	2	0	26	3	+18	80%
Mexico	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	33%
Moldova	5	4	1	0	6	1	+5	80%
Montenegro	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	50%
Morocco	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0%
Netherlands	20	5	6	9	27	44	−17	25%
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0%
North Korea	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Northern Ireland	7	6	0	1	18	7	+11	86%
Oman	1	1	0	0	2	1	+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	20	4	9	7	21	30	−9	20%
Romania	11	2	5	4	7	11	−4	18%
Russia	4	1	3	0	6	5	+1	25%
Saar	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	0%
San Marino	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	100%
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100%
Scotland	17	3	6	8	18	27	−9	17%
Senegal	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0%
Serbia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%
Serbia and Montenegro	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	50%
Singapore	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3	100%
Slovakia	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Slovenia	7	5	1	1	14	7	+7	71%
South Africa	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	67%
South Korea	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	40%
Soviet Union	12	0	2	10	4	26	−22	0%
Spain	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	17%
Sweden	106	24	23	59	143	272	−129	23%
Switzerland	21	8	6	7	26	21	+5	38%
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	4	4	16	12	+4	27%
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	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	801	280	189	332	1174	1343	−169	35%

Results and fixtures

2015

Norway  v  Hungary

12 November 2015 Euro 2016 Q Play-offs	Norway	0–1	Hungary	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+1		Report	Kleinheisler  26'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 27,182 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Hungary  v  Norway

15 November 2015 Euro 2016 Q Play-offs	Hungary	2–1	Norway	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 UTC+1	Priskin  14' Henriksen  83' (o.g.)	Report	Henriksen  87'	Stadium: Groupama Arena Attendance: 22,189 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

2016

Estonia  v  Norway

24 March 2016 Friendly	Estonia	0–0	Norway	Tallinn, Estonia
18:00		Report		Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 2,892 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

Norway  v  Finland

29 March 2016 Friendly	Norway	2–0	Finland	Oslo, Norway
20:00	Berget  57' Johansen  84'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)

Portugal  v  Norway

29 May 2016 Friendly	Portugal	3–0	Norway	Porto, Portugal
21:45	Quaresma  13' Guerreiro  65' Éder  71'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)

Norway  v  Iceland

1 June 2016 Friendly	Norway	3–2	Iceland	Oslo, Norway
19:45	Johansen  1' Helland  41' Sørloth  67'	Report	Ingason  36' Sigurðsson  81'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Belgium  v  Norway

5 June 2016 Friendly	Belgium	3–2	Norway	Brussels, Belgium
18:00	R. Lukaku  3' Hazard  70' Ciman  73'	Summary	King  21' Berisha  48'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 42,196 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Norway  v  Belarus

31 August 2016 Friendly	Norway	0–1	Belarus	Oslo, Norway
19:30		Summary	Krivets  56'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,180 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Norway  v  Germany

4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	0–3	Germany	Oslo, Norway
20:45				Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Azerbaijan  v  Norway

8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Azerbaijan	1–0	Norway	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00	Medvedev  11'			Stadium: Baku National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Norway  v  San Marino

11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	4–1	San Marino	Oslo, Norway
20:45	D. Simoncini  12' (o.g.) Diomandé  77' Samuelsen  82' King  83'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Stefanelli  54'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 8,298 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Czech Republic  v  Norway

11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Czech Republic	2-1	Norway	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45	Krmenčík  11' Zmrhal  47'		King  87'	Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Northern Ireland  v  Norway

26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Northern Ireland	v	Norway	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45				Stadium: Windsor Park

Norway  v  Czech Republic

10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	v	Czech Republic	Oslo, Norway
20:45				Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Norway  v  Azerbaijan

1 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	v	Azerbaijan	Oslo, Norway
20:45				Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Germany  v  Norway

4 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Germany	v	Norway	TBD, Germany
20:45				Stadium: TBD

San Marino  v  Norway

5 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	San Marino	v	Norway	Serravalle, San Marino
20:45				Stadium: San Marino Stadium

Norway  v  Northern Ireland

8 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	v	Northern Ireland	Oslo, Norway
20:45				Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Kit suppliers

Since 1996, Norway's kit has been supplied by Umbro. They took over from Adidas who supplied Norway's kit between 1992 and 1996.

Norway and Nike have announced a new partnership that will see the sportswear provider become the official Norwegian team kit supplier from 1 January 2015. The new partnership will run until at least until 2021.

See also

• Norway women's national football team
• Sápmi football team

References

1. http://www.rsssf.no/1946/National.html
2. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html
3. "Dette emblemet skal pryde den norske landslagsdrakta" [This crest shall adorn the national kit of Norway]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 December 2014
4. Norges tropp til kamper mot Aserbajdsjan og San Marino, fotball.no (29 September 2016) (Norwegian)
5. Norway national team statistics, eu-football-info. Accessed 1 September 2016.
6. "National team coaches (1953–2011)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
7. "Norwegian National Football Team Matches". NFF. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
8. EU-football.info

External links

Media related to Norway national football team at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) in English and Norwegian
• RSSSF archive of results 1908–
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Complete list of Norwegian international players