Norway at the FIFA World Cup

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Norway has participated in the qualification for 18 FIFA World Cup tournaments and reached the finals three times, in 1938, 1994 and 1998.

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Record at the FIFA World Cup

YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enter
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934
Flag of France.svg 1938 Round of 1612th100112
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 Did not enter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 Did not qualify
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958
Flag of Chile.svg 1962
Flag of England.svg 1966
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970
Flag of Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978
Flag of Spain.svg 1982
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986
Flag of Italy.svg 1990
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Group stage17th311111
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 Round of 1615th412155
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 2006
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014
Flag of Russia.svg 2018
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determined
TotalRound of 163/22823378
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

By Match

World CupRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueScorers
1938 Round of 16Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1–2 (a.e.t.)L Marseille A. Brustad
1994 Group stageFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–0 W Washington, D.C. K. Rekdal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0–1 L East Rutherford
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0–0 D East Rutherford
1998 Group stageFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–2 D Montpellier Y. Chippo (o.g.), D. Eggen
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–1 D Bordeaux H. Flo
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–1 W Marseille T.A. Flo, K. Rekdal
Round of 16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0–1 L Marseille

Record by Opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
OpponentWinsDrawsLossesTotalGoals ScoredGoals Conceded
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 100121
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 003314
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 100110
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 010122
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 010100
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 010111

Match records

1938 FIFA World Cup

Squad

First round

5 June 1938 Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of France.svg Marseille, France
17:00 (WEST) Ferraris Soccerball shade.svg2'
Piola Soccerball shade.svg94'
(1-1, 1-0)
Report (FIFA)
Soccerball shade.svg83' Brustad Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria)

1994 FIFA World Cup

Squad

Group stage

19 June 1994 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1 – 0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C., USA
16:00 (EDT) Rekdal Soccerball shade.svg84'(0-0)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 52,395
Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
23 June 1994 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1 – 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of the United States.svg East Rutherford, NJ, USA
16:00 (EDT) Pagliuca Red card.svg 21'
D. Baggio Soccerball shade.svg69'
(0-0)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 74,624
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
28 June 1994 Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0 – 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of the United States.svg East Rutherford, NJ, USA
12:30 (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  Flag of Morocco.svg2 – 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Montpellier, France
21:00 CET Hadji Soccerball shade.svg37'
Hadda Soccerball shade.svg60'
(1-1)
Report (FIFA)
Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (o.g.) Chippo
Soccerball shade.svg61' Eggen
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
16 June 1998 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1 – 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bordeaux, France
17:30 CET Burley Soccerball shade.svg66'(0-0)
Report (FIFA)
Soccerball shade.svg46' H. Flo Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
23 June 1998 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1 – 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marseille, France
21:00 CET Bebeto Soccerball shade.svg78'(0-0)
Report (FIFA)
Soccerball shade.svg83' T.A. Flo
Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.) Rekdal
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Esse Baharmast (United States)

Round of 16

27 June 1998 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1 – 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marseille, France
16:30 CET Vieri Soccerball shade.svg18'(1-0)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Player records

Most appearances

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1 Henning Berg 71994 and 1998
Stig Inge Bjørnebye 71994 and 1998
Kjetil Rekdal 71994 and 1998
4 Øyvind Leonhardsen 61994 and 1998
Erik Mykland 61994 and 1998
6 Jostein Flo 41994 and 1998
Mini Jakobsen 41994 and 1998
Dan Eggen 41998
Håvard Flo 41998
Tore André Flo 41998
Frode Grodås 41998
Ronny Johnsen 41998
Vidar Riseth 41998

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1 Kjetil Rekdal 21994 and 1998
2 Arne Brustad 11938
Dan Eggen 11998
Håvard Flo 11998
Tore André Flo 11998

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