Norway have returned to the FIFA World Cup after a long time, but they are ready to shine in the FIFA World Cup 2026 with the golden generation. Some experts even believe that Landslaget can stun everyone in the tournament by achieving historic success.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be Norway's fourth appearance for Norway in the FIFA World Cup, while their best record is the Round of 16. They have the ability to reach further in the 2026 edition, as we have already experienced their strong statement in the qualifiers.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Norway’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
3/22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Round of 16 (1938 [first round], 1998)
Norway’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
1934 | Italy | Did not enter |
1938 | France | Round of 16 |
1950 | Brazil | Did not enter |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
1958 | Sweden | Did not qualify |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Did not qualify |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Group Stage |
1998 | France | Round of 16 |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Did not qualify |
2006 | Germany | Did not qualify |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2018 | Russia | Did not qualify |
2022 | Qatar | Did not qualify |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Norway
Last Champions: Never
Last Runners-up: Never
Last Finalists: Never
Last Third Place: Never
Last Fourth Place: Never
Last Semi-finals exit: Never
Last Quarter-finals exit: Never
Last Round of 16 exit: 1998
Last Group Stage exit: 1994
Last Failed to Qualify: 2022
Norway’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
2-1 vs Brazil in 1998 | 2-1 vs Italy in 1938 |
1-0 vs Mexico in 1994 | 1-0 vs Italy in 1994 |
– | 1-0 vs Italy in 1998 |
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Top 5 most appearances for Norway in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Henning Berg | 7 |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 7 |
Kjetil Rekdal | 7 |
Øyvind Leonhardsen | 6 |
Erik Mykland | 6 |
Most goals for Norway in FIFA World Cup
Five different players have scored at least one goal for Norway in the FIFA World Cup history. However, only Kjetil Rekdal has recorded two FIFA World Cup goals for the nation.
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