| Federation
founded: 1902 |
| FIFA
member since: 1908 |
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WORLD
CUP HISTORY
|
| 1930 - Did not participate |
| 1934 - Did not participate |
| 1938 - First
round exit |
| 1950 - Did not participate |
| 1954 - Did not qualify |
| 1958 - Did not qualify |
| 1962 - Did not qualify |
| 1966 - Did not qualify |
| 1970 - Did not qualify |
| 1974 - Did not qualify |
| 1978 - Did not qualify |
| 1982 - Did not qualify |
| 1986 - Did not qualify |
| 1990 - Did not qualify |
| 1994 - First
round exit |
| 1998 - Second
round exit |
| 2002 - Did not qualify |
| 2006 - Did not qualify |
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STATISTICS
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| Played |
8
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| Won |
2
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| Drawn |
3
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| Lost |
3
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| Goals for |
7
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| Goals against |
8
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| Points |
9
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Norway
are 40th on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
|
Biggest
victory:
2-1 vs Brazil
in 1998.
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Biggest
defeat:
1-2 vs Italy
in 1938.
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Overall
topscorer:
Kjetil Rekdal,
2 goals
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Most
appearances:
Henning Berg,
Stig Inge Bjørnebye and Kjetil Rekdal, 7 matches
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Hosted
the World Cup:
Never
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GREATEST
PLAYERS
|
 Kjetil
Rekdal |
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1930 to 1934
NORWAY did not participate
in the qualifying rounds.
1938
(WCQ Group 2)
10.Oct 37 NORWAY 3-2 Rep. of Ireland
07.Nov 37 Rep. of Ireland 3-3 NORWAY
NORWAY qualified for France 1938.
1950
NORWAY did not participate
in the qualifying rounds.
1954
(WCQ Group 1)
24.Jun 53 NORWAY 2-3 Saar
19.Aug 53 NORWAY 1-1 West Germany
08.Nov 53 Saar 0-0 NORWAY
22.Nov 53 West Germany 5-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.West Germany 4 3 1 0 12- 3 7
2.Saar 4 1 1 2 4- 8 3
3.NORWAY 4 0 2 2 4- 9 2
NORWAY failed to qualify for Switzerland 1954.
1958
(UEFA Group 3)
22.May 57 NORWAY 1-2 Bulgaria
12.Jun 57 NORWAY 2-1 Hungary
03.Nov 57 Bulgaria 7-0 NORWAY
10.Nov 57 Hungary 5-0 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Hungary 4 3 0 1 12- 4 6
2.Bulgaria 4 2 0 2 11- 7 4
3.NORWAY 4 1 0 3 3-15 2
NORWAY failed to qualify for Sweden 1958.
1962
(UEFA Group 5)
01.Jun 61 NORWAY 0-1 Turkey
01.Jul 61 Soviet Union 5-2 NORWAY
23.Aug 61 NORWAY 0-3 Soviet Union
29.Oct 61 Turkey 2-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Soviet Union 4 4 0 0 11- 3 8
2.Turkey 4 2 0 2 4- 4 4
3.NORWAY 4 0 0 4 3-11 0
NORWAY failed to qualify for Chile 1962.
1966
(UEFA Group 3)
08.Nov 64 Luxembourg 0-2 NORWAY
11.Nov 64 France 1-0 NORWAY
27.May 65 NORWAY 4-2 Luxembourg
16.Jun 65 NORWAY 3-0 Yugoslavia
15.Sep 65 NORWAY 0-1 France
07.Nov 65 Yugoslavia 1-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.France 6 5 0 1 9- 2 10
2.NORWAY 6 3 1 2 10- 5 7
3.Yugoslavia 6 3 1 2 10- 8 7
4.Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 6-20 0
NORWAY failed to qualify for England 1966.
1970
(UEFA Group 5)
09.Oct 68 Sweden 5-0 NORWAY
06.Nov 68 France 0-1 NORWAY
19.Jun 69 NORWAY 2-5 Sweden
10.Sep 69 NORWAY 1-3 France
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Sweden 4 3 0 1 12- 5 6
2.France 4 2 0 2 6- 4 4
3.NORWAY 4 1 0 3 4-13 2
NORWAY failed to qualify for Mexico 1970.
1974
(UEFA Group 3)
03.Aug 72 NORWAY 4-1 Iceland
04.Oct 72 NORWAY 0-2 Belgium
01.Nov 72 Netherlands 9-0 NORWAY
02.Aug 73 Iceland 0-4 NORWAY
12.Sep 73 NORWAY 1-2 Netherlands
31.Oct 73 Belgium 2-0 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Netherlands 6 4 2 0 24- 2 10
2.Belgium 6 4 2 0 12- 0 10
3.NORWAY 6 2 0 4 9-16 4
4.Iceland 6 0 0 6 2-29 0
NORWAY failed to qualify for West Germany 1974.
1978
(UEFA Group 6)
16.Jun 76 Sweden 2-0 NORWAY
08.Sep 76 NORWAY 1-0 Switzerland
07.Sep 77 NORWAY 2-1 Sweden
30.Oct 77 Switzerland 1-0 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Sweden 4 3 0 1 7- 4 6
2.NORWAY 4 2 0 2 3- 4 4
3.Switzerland 4 1 0 3 3- 5 2
NORWAY failed to qualify for Argentina 1978.
1982
(UEFA Group 4)
10.Sep 80 England 4-0 NORWAY
24.Sep 80 NORWAY 1-1 Romania
29.Oct 80 Switzerland 1-2 NORWAY
20.May 81 NORWAY 1-2 Hungary
03.Jun 81 Romania 1-0 NORWAY
17.Jun 81 NORWAY 1-1 Switzerland
09.Sep 81 NORWAY 2-1 England
31.Oct 81 Hungary 4-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Hungary 8 4 2 2 13- 8 10
2.England 8 4 1 3 13- 8 9
3.Romania 8 2 4 2 5- 5 8
4.Switzerland 8 2 3 3 9-12 7
5.NORWAY 8 2 2 4 8-15 6
NORWAY failed to qualify for Spain 1982.
1986
(UEFA Group 6)
12.Sep 84 NORWAY 0-1 Switzerland
26.Sep 84 Denmark 1-0 NORWAY
10.Oct 84 NORWAY 1-1 Soviet Union
17.Oct 84 NORWAY 1-0 Rep. of Ireland
01.May 85 Rep. of Ireland 0-0 NORWAY
16.Oct 85 NORWAY 1-5 Denmark
30.Oct 85 Soviet Union 1-0 NORWAY
13.Nov 85 Switzerland 1-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Denmark 8 5 1 2 17- 6 11
2.Soviet Union 8 4 2 2 13- 8 10
3.Switzerland 8 2 4 2 5-10 8
4.Rep. of Ireland 8 2 2 4 5-10 6
5.NORWAY 8 1 3 4 4-10 5
NORWAY failed to qualify for Mexico 1986.
1990
(UEFA Group 5)
14.Sep 88 NORWAY 1-2 Scotland
28.Sep 88 France 1-0 NORWAY
02.Nov 88 Cyprus 0-3 NORWAY
21.May 89 NORWAY 3-1 Cyprus
14.Jun 89 NORWAY 1-2 Yugoslavia
05.Sep 89 NORWAY 1-1 France
11.Oct 89 Yugoslavia 1-0 NORWAY
15.Nov 89 Scotland 1-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Yugoslavia 8 6 2 0 16- 6 14
2.Scotland 8 4 2 2 12-12 10
3.France 8 3 3 2 10- 7 9
4.NORWAY 8 2 2 4 10- 9 6
5.Cyprus 8 0 1 7 6-20 1
NORWAY failed to qualify for Italy 1990.
1994
(UEFA Group 2)
09.Sep 92 NORWAY 10-0 San Marino
23.Sep 92 NORWAY 2-1 Netherlands
07.Oct 92 San Marino 0-2 NORWAY
14.Oct 92 England 1-1 NORWAY
28.Apr 93 NORWAY 3-1 Turkey
02.Jun 93 NORWAY 2-0 England
09.Jun 93 Netherlands 0-0 NORWAY
22.Sep 93 NORWAY 1-0 Poland
13.Oct 93 Poland 0-3 NORWAY
10.Nov 93 Turkey 2-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NORWAY 10 7 2 1 25- 5 16
2.Netherlands 10 6 3 1 29- 9 15
3.England 10 5 3 2 26- 9 13
4.Poland 10 3 2 5 10-15 8
5.Turkey 10 3 1 6 11-19 7
6.San Marino 10 0 1 9 2-46 1
NORWAY qualified for USA 1994.
1998
(UEFA Group 3)
02.Jun 96 NORWAY 5-0 Azerbaijan
09.Oct 96 NORWAY 3-0 Hungary
10.Nov 96 Switzerland 0-1 NORWAY
30.Apr 97 NORWAY 1-1 Finland
08.Jun 97 Hungary 1-1 NORWAY
20.Aug 97 Finland 0-4 NORWAY
06.Sep 97 Azerbaijan 0-1 NORWAY
10.Sep 97 NORWAY 5-0 Switzerland
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NORWAY 8 6 2 0 21- 2 20
2.Hungary 8 3 3 2 10- 8 12
3.Finland 8 3 2 3 11-12 11
4.Switzerland 8 3 1 4 11-12 10
5.Azerbaijan 8 1 0 7 3-22 3
NORWAY qualified for France 1998.
2002
(UEFA Group 5)
02.Sep 00 NORWAY 0-0 Armenia
07.Oct 00 Wales 1-1 NORWAY
11.Oct 00 NORWAY 0-1 Ukraine
24.Mar 01 NORWAY 2-3 Poland
28.Mar 01 Belarus 2-1 NORWAY
02.Jun 01 Ukraine 0-0 NORWAY
06.Jun 01 NORWAY 1-1 Belarus
01.Sep 01 Poland 3-0 NORWAY
05.Sep 01 NORWAY 3-2 Wales
06.Oct 01 Armenia 1-4 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Poland 10 6 3 1 21-11 21
2.Ukraine 10 4 5 1 13- 8 17
3.Belarus 10 4 3 3 12-11 15
4.NORWAY 10 2 4 4 12-14 10
5.Wales 10 1 6 3 10-12 9
6.Armenia 10 0 5 5 7-19 5
NORWAY failed to qualify for Korea/Japan 2002.
2006
(UEFA Group 5)
04.Sep 04 Italy 2-1 NORWAY
08.Sep 04 NORWAY 1-1 Belarus
09.Oct 04 Scotland 0-1 NORWAY
13.Oct 04 NORWAY 3-0 Slovenia
30.Mar 05 Moldova 0-0 NORWAY
04.Jun 05 NORWAY 0-0 Italy
03.Sep 05 Slovenia 2-3 NORWAY
07.Sep 05 NORWAY 1-2 Scotland
08.Oct 05 NORWAY 1-0 Moldova
12.Oct 05 Belarus 0-1 NORWAY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Italy 10 7 2 1 17- 8 23
2.NORWAY 10 5 3 2 12- 7 18
3.Scotland 10 3 4 3 9- 7 13
4.Slovenia 10 3 3 4 10-13 12
5.Belarus 10 2 4 4 12-14 10
6.Moldova 10 1 2 7 5-16 5
NORWAY advanced to UEFA play-offs
12.Nov 05 NORWAY 0-1 Czech Republic
16.Nov 05 Czech Republic 1-0 NORWAY
NORWAY failed to qualify for Germany 2006.
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