The World Cup and European Championship, are the primary competitive tournaments the Norway national football team enters. The finals of both tournaments held every four years in alternate even numbered years. Excluding the tournament years in which Norway either did not enter or failed to qualify for the finals, the Norway national team has nominated the following squads of players to compete in the finals:
Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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- | FW | Arne Brustad | 14 April 1912 (aged 26) | 19 | Lyn |
- | FW | Knut Brynildsen | 23 July 1917 (aged 20) | 1 | Fredrikstad |
- | DF | Nils Eriksen | 5 March 1911 (aged 27) | 34 | Odd |
- | FW | Odd Frantzen | 20 January 1913 (aged 25) | 14 | Hardy |
- | MF | Kristian Henriksen | 3 March 1911 (aged 27) | 12 | Lyn |
- | MF | Rolf Holmberg | 24 August 1914 (aged 23) | 18 | Odd |
- | DF | Øivind Holmsen | 28 April 1912 (aged 26) | 22 | Lyn |
- | FW | Arne Ileby | 2 December 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | Fredrikstad |
- | FW | Magnar Isaksen | 13 October 1910 (aged 27) | 12 | Lyn |
- | DF | Rolf Johannessen | 15 March 1910 (aged 28) | 11 | Fredrikstad |
- | GK | Henry Johansen | 21 July 1904 (aged 33) | 44 | Vålerengen |
- | DF | Jørgen Juve | 22 November 1906 (aged 31) | 45 | Lyn |
- | FW | Reidar Kvammen | 23 July 1914 (aged 23) | 29 | Viking |
- | GK | Sverre Nordby | 13 March 1910 (aged 28) | 2 | Mjøndalen |
- | DF | Roald Amundsen [H] | 18 September 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | Mjøndalen |
- | DF | Oddmund Andersen [H] | 21 December 1915 (aged 22) | 1 | Mjøndalen |
- | MF | Gunnar Andreassen [H] | 5 January 1913 (aged 25) | 0 | Fredrikstad |
- | FW | Hjalmar Andresen [H] | 18 July 1914 (aged 23) | 0 | Sarpsborg |
- | MF | Sigurd Hansen [H] | 23 June 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | Fram Larvik |
- | GK | Anker Kihle [H] | 19 April 1917 (aged 21) | 0 | Storm |
- | FW | Alf Martinsen [H] | 29 December 1911 (aged 26) | 17 | Lillestrøm |
- | MF | Sverre Berglie [H] | 21 October 1910 (aged 27) | 0 | Drafn |
Head coach: Egil Olsen
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Erik Thorstvedt | 28 October 1962 (aged 31) | 84 | Tottenham Hotspur |
2 | DF | Gunnar Halle | 11 August 1965 (aged 28) | 44 | Oldham Athletic |
3 | DF | Erland Johnsen | 5 April 1967 (aged 27) | 20 | Chelsea |
4 | DF | Rune Bratseth (c) | 19 March 1961 (aged 33) | 57 | Werder Bremen |
5 | DF | Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 11 December 1969 (aged 24) | 34 | Liverpool |
6 | FW | Jostein Flo | 3 October 1964 (aged 29) | 23 | Sheffield United |
7 | MF | Erik Mykland | 21 July 1971 (aged 22) | 25 | Start |
8 | MF | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 17 August 1970 (aged 23) | 29 | Rosenborg |
9 | FW | Jan Åge Fjørtoft | 10 January 1967 (aged 27) | 50 | Swindon Town |
10 | MF | Kjetil Rekdal | 6 November 1968 (aged 25) | 32 | Lierse |
11 | FW | Mini Jakobsen | 8 November 1965 (aged 28) | 44 | Young Boys |
12 | GK | Frode Grodås | 24 October 1964 (aged 29) | 12 | Lillestrøm |
13 | GK | Ola By Rise | 14 November 1960 (aged 33) | 25 | Rosenborg |
14 | DF | Roger Nilsen | 8 August 1969 (aged 24) | 20 | Sheffield United |
15 | DF | Karl Petter Løken | 14 August 1966 (aged 27) | 32 | Rosenborg |
16 | FW | Gøran Sørloth | 16 July 1962 (aged 31) | 54 | Bursaspor |
17 | DF | Dan Eggen | 13 January 1970 (aged 24) | 2 | Brøndby |
18 | DF | Alfie Haaland | 23 November 1972 (aged 21) | 3 | Nottingham Forest |
19 | MF | Roar Strand | 2 February 1970 (aged 24) | 1 | Rosenborg |
20 | DF | Henning Berg | 1 September 1969 (aged 24) | 16 | Blackburn Rovers |
21 | FW | Sigurd Rushfeldt | 11 December 1972 (aged 21) | 1 | Tromsø |
22 | MF | Lars Bohinen | 8 September 1969 (aged 24) | 29 | Nottingham Forest |
Head coach: Egil Olsen
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Frode Grodås (captain) | 24 October 1964 (aged 33) | 39 | Tottenham Hotspur |
2 | DF | Gunnar Halle | 11 August 1965 (aged 32) | 60 | Leeds United |
3 | DF | Ronny Johnsen | 10 June 1969 (aged 29) | 33 | Manchester United |
4 | DF | Henning Berg | 1 September 1969 (aged 28) | 52 | Manchester United |
5 | DF | Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 11 December 1969 (aged 28) | 62 | Liverpool |
6 | MF | Ståle Solbakken | 27 February 1968 (aged 30) | 34 | AaB |
7 | MF | Erik Mykland | 21 July 1971 (aged 26) | 54 | Panathinaikos |
8 | MF | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 17 August 1970 (aged 27) | 55 | Liverpool |
9 | FW | Tore André Flo | 15 June 1973 (aged 24) | 25 | Chelsea |
10 | MF | Kjetil Rekdal | 6 November 1968 (aged 29) | 66 | Hertha BSC |
11 | MF | Mini Jakobsen | 8 November 1965 (aged 32) | 64 | Rosenborg |
12 | GK | Thomas Myhre | 16 October 1973 (aged 24) | 1 | Everton |
13 | GK | Espen Baardsen | 7 December 1977 (aged 20) | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
14 | DF | Vegard Heggem | 13 July 1975 (aged 22) | 1 | Rosenborg |
15 | DF | Dan Eggen | 13 January 1970 (aged 28) | 13 | Celta Vigo |
16 | MF | Jostein Flo | 3 October 1964 (aged 33) | 44 | Strømsgodset |
17 | MF | Håvard Flo | 4 April 1970 (aged 28) | 9 | Werder Bremen |
18 | FW | Egil Østenstad | 2 January 1972 (aged 26) | 13 | Southampton |
19 | DF | Erik Hoftun | 3 March 1969 (aged 29) | 1 | Rosenborg |
20 | FW | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 26 February 1973 (aged 25) | 13 | Manchester United |
21 | MF | Vidar Riseth | 21 April 1972 (aged 26) | 4 | LASK Linz |
22 | MF | Roar Strand | 2 February 1970 (aged 28) | 5 | Rosenborg |
Manager: Nils Johan Semb
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Thomas Myhre | 16 October 1973 (aged 26) | 10 | Everton |
2 | DF | André Bergdølmo | 13 October 1971 (aged 28) | 24 | Rosenborg |
3 | DF | Bjørn Otto Bragstad | 5 January 1971 (aged 29) | 11 | Rosenborg |
4 | DF | Henning Berg (captain) | 1 September 1969 (aged 30) | 70 | Manchester United |
5 | DF | Trond Andersen | 6 January 1975 (aged 25) | 8 | Wimbledon |
6 | MF | Roar Strand | 2 February 1970 (aged 30) | 23 | Rosenborg |
7 | MF | Erik Mykland | 21 July 1971 (aged 28) | 72 | Panathinaikos |
8 | MF | Ståle Solbakken | 27 February 1968 (aged 32) | 57 | Aalborg BK |
9 | FW | Tore André Flo | 15 June 1973 (aged 26) | 48 | Chelsea |
10 | MF | Kjetil Rekdal | 6 November 1968 (aged 31) | 83 | Vålerenga |
11 | MF | Bent Skammelsrud | 18 May 1966 (aged 34) | 35 | Rosenborg |
12 | GK | Frode Olsen | 12 October 1967 (aged 32) | 14 | Sevilla |
13 | GK | Morten Bakke | 16 December 1968 (aged 31) | 1 | Molde |
14 | DF | Vegard Heggem | 13 July 1975 (aged 24) | 18 | Liverpool |
15 | MF | John Arne Riise | 24 September 1980 (aged 19) | 5 | Monaco |
16 | DF | Dan Eggen | 13 January 1970 (aged 30) | 17 | Deportivo Alavés |
17 | FW | John Carew | 5 September 1979 (aged 20) | 12 | Rosenborg |
18 | FW | Steffen Iversen | 10 November 1976 (aged 23) | 15 | Tottenham Hotspur |
19 | MF | Eirik Bakke | 13 September 1977 (aged 22) | 5 | Leeds United |
20 | FW | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 26 February 1973 (aged 27) | 30 | Manchester United |
21 | MF | Vidar Riseth | 21 April 1972 (aged 28) | 25 | Celtic |
22 | DF | Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 11 December 1969 (aged 30) | 71 | Liverpool |
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