Norway has participated in the qualification for 18 FIFA World Cup tournaments and reached the finals three times, in 1938, 1994 and 1998.
Record at the FIFA World Cup edit
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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 1930 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1934
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 1938 |
Round of 16 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 1950 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1954 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1958
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 1962
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 1966
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 1970
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 1974
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 1978
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 1982
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| 1986
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 1990
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 1994 |
Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 1998 |
Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
  2002 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2006
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 2010
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 2014
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 2018
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 2022
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 2026 |
To be determined | |||||||
  2030
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 2034
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| Total | Round of 16 | 3/25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By Match edit
| World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Round of 16 | Italy |
1–2 (a.e.t.) | L | Marseille | A. Brustad |
| 1994 | Group stage | Mexico |
1–0 | W | Washington, D.C. | K. Rekdal |
| Italy |
0–1 | L | East Rutherford | — | ||
 Republic of Ireland |
0–0 | D | East Rutherford | — | ||
| 1998 | Group stage | Morocco |
2–2 | D | Montpellier | Y. Chippo (o.g.), D. Eggen |
 Scotland |
1–1 | D | Bordeaux | H. Flo | ||
| Brazil |
2–1 | W | Marseille | T.A. Flo, K. Rekdal | ||
| Round of 16 | Italy |
0–1 | L | Marseille | — |
Record by Opponent edit
| FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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| Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
| Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Morocco |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Match records edit
1938 FIFA World Cup edit
Squad edit
First round edit
| 5 June 1938 | Italy | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) |  Norway | Marseille, France |
| 17:00 (WEST) | Ferraris  2'Piola 94' |
(1-1, 1-0) Report (FIFA) |
83' Brustad |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria) |
1994 FIFA World Cup edit
Squad edit
Group stage edit
| 19 June 1994 | Norway | 1 – 0 | Mexico | Washington, D.C., USA |
| 16:00 (EDT) | Rekdal 84' |
(0-0) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 52,395 Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary) |
| 23 June 1994 | Italy | 1 – 0 | Norway | East Rutherford, NJ, USA |
| 16:00 (EDT) | Pagliuca  21'D. Baggio 69' |
(0-0) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 74,624 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
| 28 June 1994 | Republic of Ireland | 0 – 0 | Norway | East Rutherford, NJ, USA |
| 12:30 (EDT) | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 72,404 Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia) |
1998 FIFA World Cup edit
Squad edit
Group stage edit
| 10 June 1998 | Morocco | 2 – 2 | Norway | Montpellier, France |
| 21:00 CET | Hadji 37' Hadda 60' |
(1-1) Report (FIFA) |
45+1' (o.g.) Chippo 61' Eggen |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
| 16 June 1998 | Scotland | 1 – 1 | Norway | Bordeaux, France |
| 17:30 CET | Burley 66' |
(0-0) Report (FIFA) |
46' H. Flo |
Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 31,800 Referee: László Vágner (Hungary) |
| 23 June 1998 | Brazil | 1 – 2 | Norway | Marseille, France |
| 21:00 CET | Bebeto 78' |
(0-0) Report (FIFA) |
83' T.A. Flo 89' (pen.) Rekdal |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Esse Baharmast (United States) |
Round of 16 edit
| 27 June 1998 | Italy | 1 – 0 | Norway | Marseille, France |
| 16:30 CET | Vieri 18' |
(1-0) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
Player records edit
Most appearances edit
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henning Berg | 7 | 1994 and 1998 |
| Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 7 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| Kjetil Rekdal | 7 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| 4 | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 6 | 1994 and 1998 |
| Erik Mykland | 6 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| 6 | Jostein Flo | 4 | 1994 and 1998 |
| Mini Jakobsen | 4 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| Dan Eggen | 4 | 1998 | |
| Håvard Flo | 4 | 1998 | |
| Tore André Flo | 4 | 1998 | |
| Frode Grodås | 4 | 1998 | |
| Ronny Johnsen | 4 | 1998 | |
| Vidar Riseth | 4 | 1998 |
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kjetil Rekdal | 2 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 2 | Arne Brustad | 1 | 1938 |
| Dan Eggen | 1 | 1998 | |
| Håvard Flo | 1 | 1998 | |
| Tore André Flo | 1 | 1998 |