# Norway at the FIFA World Cup

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

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1934 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1938 | Round of 16 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1954 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1958 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1966 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Round of 16 | 3/25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

### By Match

| 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 |
| 1994 | Group stage | Italy | 0–1 | L | East Rutherford | — |
| 1994 | Group stage | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | D | East Rutherford | — |
| 1998 | Group stage | Morocco | 2–2 | D | Montpellier | Y. Chippo (o.g.), D. Eggen |
| 1998 | Group stage | Scotland | 1–1 | D | Bordeaux | H. Flo |
| 1998 | Group stage | Brazil | 2–1 | W | Marseille | T.A. Flo, K. Rekdal |
| 1998 | Round of 16 | Italy | 0–1 | L | Marseille | — |

### Record by Opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team) :
| 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 |

## Player records
### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
| 1 | Henning Berg | 7 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 1 | Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 7 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 1 | Kjetil Rekdal | 7 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 4 | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 6 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 4 | Erik Mykland | 6 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 6 | Jostein Flo | 4 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 6 | Mini Jakobsen | 4 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 6 | Dan Eggen | 4 | 1998 |
| 6 | Håvard Flo | 4 | 1998 |
| 6 | Tore André Flo | 4 | 1998 |
| 6 | Frode Grodås | 4 | 1998 |
| 6 | Ronny Johnsen | 4 | 1998 |
| 6 | Vidar Riseth | 4 | 1998 |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
| 1 | Kjetil Rekdal | 2 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 2 | Arne Brustad | 1 | 1938 |
| 2 | Dan Eggen | 1 | 1998 |
| 2 | Håvard Flo | 1 | 1998 |
| 2 | Tore André Flo | 1 | 1998 |