Norway return to the New York/New Jersey area (Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey) for the 2026 World Cup, 32 years after their last match there — a 0-0 draw with Ireland in the 1994 group stage.
Norway
Returning after 28-year absence · UEFA · 4th World Cup appearance · Group I
Featured facts
Norway have a World Cup record of 0W-1D-1L in the New York/New Jersey area (Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey) across the 1994 tournament.
Norway are back at the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Only nine of their 26 players were alive when they last appeared.
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Norway will be returning for a game in East Rutherford, where they also played twice at the 1994 World Cup. At that edition they failed to score there: 0-0 vs Ireland and 0-1 vs Italy.
Despite appearing in only five games, Martin Odegaard was the player with most assists (7) in the UEFA WC qualification
Norway won all 8 qualifiers, scoring 37 goals and conceding 5.
Erling Haaland scored 16 and assisted 2 during qualification, directly contributing to 18 of Norway’s 37 goals.
Norway have conceded in each of their last 4 World Cup matches, letting in 5 goals in total.
Norway’s World Cup opening-match record is 1W-1D-1L across 3 appearances (4-4 goals). They have kept 1 clean sheet in those opening games.
2026 Fixtures
Iraq1–4Norway
Tue 16 Jun · Group I
Tue 16 Jun
Group IIraqvsNorway1–4→Norway3–2Senegal
Mon 22 Jun · Group I
Mon 22 Jun
Group INorwayvsSenegal3–2→Norway1–4France
Fri 26 Jun · Group I
Fri 26 Jun
Group INorwayvsFrance1–4→Ivory Coast1–2Norway
Tue 30 Jun · Round of 32
Tue 30 Jun
Round of 32Ivory CoastvsNorway1–2→Brazil1–2Norway
Sun 5 Jul · Round of 16
Sun 5 Jul
Round of 16BrazilvsNorway1–2→Norway1–1England
Sat 11 Jul · Quarterfinal
Sat 11 Jul
QuarterfinalNorwayvsEngland1–1→World Cup record
4
World Cup appearances
Best result: Round of 16
14
matches played
6 won · 3 drawn · 5 lost
+1
goal difference
20 scored · 19 conceded
Recent World Cups
All-time top scorers
1Erling Haaland20267goals
2Kjetil Rekdal2goals
3Leo Østigård20261goal
4Thelo Aasgaard20261goal
5Marcus Pedersen1goal
6Antonio Nusa20261goal
7Arne Brustad1goal
8Dan Eggen1goal
9Havard Flo1goal
10Tore Andre Flo1goal
Team profile
Norway's best World Cup finish is the round of 16, reached in 1998, 1938.
Norway have an average squad age of 26.3 at the 2026 World Cup.
Bodø/Glimt supply 3 players to Norway's 2026 World Cup squad, more than any other club.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ørjan NylandG | 10 Sept 1990(35) | Sevilla | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Morten ThorsbyM | 5 May 1996(30) | Cremonese | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kristoffer AjerD | 17 Apr 1998(28) | Brentford | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Leo ØstigårdD | 28 Nov 1999(26) | Genoa | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | David Møller WolfeD | 23 Apr 2002(24) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Patrick BergM | 24 Nov 1997(28) | Bodø/Glimt | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Alexander SørlothF | 5 Dec 1995(30) | Atlético Madrid | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Sander BergeM | 14 Feb 1998(28) | Fulham | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Erling HaalandF | 21 Jul 2000(26) | Manchester City | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Martin ØdegaardM | 17 Dec 1998(27) | Arsenal | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 6 Feb 2000(26) | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Sander TangvikG | 29 Nov 2002(23) | Hamburger SV | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Egil SelvikG | 30 Jul 1997(28) | Watford | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Fredrik AursnesM | 10 Dec 1995(30) | Benfica | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Fredrik André BjørkanD | 21 Aug 1998(27) | Bodø/Glimt | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Marcus Holmgren PedersenD | 16 Jul 2000(26) | Torino | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Torbjørn HeggemD | 12 Jan 1999(27) | Bologna | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Kristian ThorstvedtM | 13 Mar 1999(27) | Sassuolo | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Thelo AasgaardM | 2 May 2002(24) | Rangers | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Antonio NusaF | 17 Apr 2005(21) | RB Leipzig | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Andreas SchjelderupM | 1 Jun 2004(22) | Benfica | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Oscar BobbM | 12 Jul 2003(23) | Fulham | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Jens Petter HaugeM | 12 Oct 1999(26) | Bodø/Glimt | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sondre LangåsD | 2 Feb 2001(25) | Derby County | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Henrik FalchenerD | 8 May 2003(23) | Viking | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Julian RyersonF | 17 Nov 1997(28) | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 0 |