Norway national football team

Norway
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Røde, Hvite, Blå (Red, White and Blue)
Landslaget (National Team)
Drillos[a]
AssociationNorges Fotballforbund (NFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStåle Solbakken
CaptainMartin Ødegaard
Most capsJohn Arne Riise (110)
Top scorerErling Haaland (55)
Home stadiumUllevaal Stadion
FIFA codeNOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 32 Decrease 3 (19 January 2026)[1]
Highest2 (October 1993, July–August 1995)
Lowest88 (July 2017)
First international
 Sweden 11–3 Norway 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908)
Biggest win
 Norway 12–0 Finland 
(Bergen, Norway; 28 June 1946)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 12–0 Norway 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 7 October 1917)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1938)
Best resultRound of 16 (1938, 1998)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup stage (2000)
Medal record
Websitefotball.no

The Norway national football team (Norwegian: Norges herrelandslag i fotball, or informally Landslaget) represents Norway in men's international football, and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and their head coach is Ståle Solbakken. Norway has participated in the FIFA World Cup four times (1938, 1994, 1998 and 2026), and once in the UEFA European Championship (2000).

Norway is one of only three national teams with a winning record against Brazil, and the only team to never have lost against them, with two wins and two draws in four matches, including a 1998 World Cup group stage match.[4]

After Euro 2000, Norway missed the next twelve major tournaments, until they qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[5][6][7]

History

Norway's performances in international football have usually been weaker than those of their Scandinavian neighbours Sweden and Denmark, but they did have a golden age in the late 1930s. An Olympic team achieved third place in the 1936 Summer Olympics, after beating hosts Germany earlier in the tournament. Norway also qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where they lost 2–1 after extra time against eventual champions Italy, with this being their last appearance until 1994.

In the post-war years, up to and including the 1980s, Norway was usually considered one of the weaker teams in Europe.[citation needed] They never qualified for a World Cup or European Championship during this period, usually finishing near the bottom of their qualifying group. Despite this, Norway achieved victories such as a 3–0 win against Yugoslavia in 1965, a 1–0 away win against France in 1968, and a 2–1 victory against England in 1981 that prompted radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien's famous "Your boys took a hell of a beating" rant.[8]

Norway had their most successful period from 1990 to 1998 under the legendary coach Egil "Drillo" Olsen, with the team once being ranked No. 2. Olsen started his training career with Norway with a 6–1 home victory against Cameroon on 31 October 1990. In qualifying for the 1994 World Cup, Norway topped their group, finishing above the Netherlands and England, beating both teams in the process. During the finals in the United States, Norway was knocked out in the group stage after a win against Mexico, a defeat against Italy and a draw against the Republic of Ireland. Norway failed to qualify for the round of 16 as all four teams in the group finished with four points and identical goal difference.

At the 1998 World Cup in France, Norway was once again eliminated by Italy in the first round of the knockout stage after finishing second in their group, having drawn against Morocco and Scotland and winning 2–1 against Brazil.

Former under-21 coach Nils Johan Semb replaced Olsen after the latter's retirement. Under Semb's guidance, Norway qualified for Euro 2000, their last major tournament appearance to date. Semb resigned at the end of an unsuccessful qualifying campaign in 2003 and was replaced by Åge Hareide. Under Hareide, Norway came close to reaching both the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, but ultimately fell short on both occasions. Norway then failed to win a single game in the entirety of 2008, with Hareide resigning at the end of the year. His replacement, initially on a temporary basis, was Olsen, who began his second spell in charge with an away win against Germany, and subsequently signed a three-year contract. Olsen resigned in September 2013[9] after Norway lost at home to Switzerland and had limited chances to qualify for the 2014 World Cup with one game to spare. He was replaced with Per-Mathias Høgmo. Olsen later claimed he was sacked.[10]

Norway in 2015

Team image

Crest

Original badge of the Norwegian national team

Norway has used the national flag on a white circle as their badge since the 1920s. In May 2008 the NFF unveiled a new crest, a Viking-style Dragon wrapped around the NFF logo. After massive public pressure the crest was dropped.[11] In the 1980s and the 1990s, Norway used the NFF logo in the opposite breast of the shirt together with the national flag on a white circle. On 12 December 2014, a new crest was presented. The crest primarily features the national flag; in addition, there are two lions taken from the Norwegian coat of arms on the top. The lions face each other while holding a blue miniature of the NFF logo, and between the lions and above the NFF logo is the word "NORGE" (Norway) in blue letters.[12] They also wore a special gold version of their logo against Italy on 16 November 2025, to commemorate their qualification for World Cup 2026 after a 28-year wait.

Kit suppliers

Adidas supplied Norway's kit from 1992 to 1996, with Umbro taking over until 2014. On 10 September 2014, the NFF and Nike announced a new partnership, that made the sportswear provider the official Norwegian team kit supplier from 1 January 2015.[13]

Kit provider Period
France Le Coq Sportif 1976–1980
Denmark Hummel 1981–1991
Germany Adidas 1992–1996
United Kingdom Umbro 1996–2014
United States Nike 2015–present

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

22 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Moldova  0–5  Norway Chișinău, Moldova
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 9,342
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
25 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel  2–4  Norway Debrecen, Hungary
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Norway  3–0  Italy Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 25,796
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
9 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Estonia  0–1  Norway Tallinn, Estonia
21:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
4 September 2025 Friendly Norway  1–0  Finland Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 18,665
Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland)
9 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Norway  11–1  Moldova Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 24,605
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
11 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Norway  5–0  Israel Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 19,363
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
14 October 2025 Friendly Norway  1–1  New Zealand Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 17,652
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
13 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Norway  4–1  Estonia Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 25,493
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
16 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  1–4  Norway Milan, Italy
20:45 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69,020
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

2026

27 March 2026 Friendly Netherlands  v  Norway Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
31 March 2026 Friendly Norway  v   Switzerland Oslo, Norway
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
24 September 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League Norway  v  Denmark Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
27 September 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League Norway  v  Portugal Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
4 October 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League Portugal  v  Norway Portugal
19:45 UTC+1 Report
14 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League Norway  v  Wales Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
17 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League Denmark  v  Norway Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Parken Stadium

Coaching staff

Ståle Solbakken is currently the manager of Norway
Position Name
Head coach Norway Ståle Solbakken
Assistant coach Norway Kent Bergersen
Fitness coach Norway Bjørn Vidar Stenersen
Match analysts England Andy Findlay
Norway Pål Fjelde
Sports coordinator Norway Brede Hangeland
Physiotherapist Italy Mario Pafundi
Sports scientist Norway Johannes Marthinussen
Chief instructor United States Bryant Lazaro
Team manager Norway Bård Wiggen

Coaching history

As of 17 November 2025[14][15]

The following is a list of all managers of the national team. Prior to 1953, the team was selected by a selection committee, which also continued to select the team until 1969.

Manager Tenure P W D L F A Finals
Austria Willibald Hahn 1 August 1953 – 31 December 1955 26 7 7 12 28 42
England Ron Lewin 1 January 1956 – 31 December 1957 17 5 4 8 25 38
Poland Edmund Majowski 1 January 1958 – 15 September 1958 5 3 1 1 10 8
Norway Ragnar Larsen 16 September 1958 – 31 December 1958 1 0 0 1 1 4
Norway Kristian Henriksen 1 January 1959 – 31 December 1959 10 3 0 7 15 29
Austria Wilhelm Kment 1 January 1960 – 15 August 1962 20 6 2 12 32 45
Norway Ragnar Larsen 16 August 1962 – 31 December 1966 33 11 7 15 47 74
Austria Wilhelm Kment 1 January 1967 – 31 December 1969 25 9 3 13 39 61
Norway Øivind Johannessen 1 January 1970 – 31 December 1971 17 4 2 11 18 43
England George Curtis 1 January 1972 – August 1974 17 3 2 12 17 30
Norway Kjell Schou-Andreassen
Norway Nils Arne Eggen
August 1974 – 31 December 1977 27 6 4 17 26 52
Norway Tor Røste Fossen 1 January 1978 – 30 June 1987 94 28 28 38 96 119
Sweden Tord Grip 1 July 1987 – 30 June 1988 7 0 4 3 3 7
Norway Ingvar Stadheim 1 July 1988 – 10 October 1990 24 5 8 11 32 37
Norway Egil Olsen 11 October 1990 – 30 June 1998 88 46 26 16 168 63 1994 World Cup – Group stage
1998 World Cup – Round of 16
Norway Nils Johan Semb 1 July 1998 – 31 December 2003 68 29 21 18 89 61 Euro 2000 – Group stage
Norway Åge Hareide 1 January 2004 – 8 December 2008 58 24 18 16 88 65
Norway Egil Olsen 14 January 2009 – 27 September 2013 49 25 8 16 61 50
Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo 27 September 2013 – 16 November 2016 35 10 7 18 33 49
Sweden Lars Lagerbäck 1 February 2017 – 6 December 2020 34 18 9 8 60 34
Norway Leif Gunnar Smerud[b][16] 18 November 2020 1 0 1 0 1 1
Norway Ståle Solbakken 7 December 2020 – 52 31 10 11 120 50 2026 World Cup –

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Estonia and Italy, on 13 and 16 November 2025.[17][18]

Caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2025, after the match against Italy.[citation needed]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ørjan Nyland (1990-09-10) 10 September 1990 (age 35) 67 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Sevilla
12 1GK Mathias Dyngeland (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 30) 1 0 Norwegian Football Federation Brann
13 1GK Sander Tangvik (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 23) 0 0 German Football Association Hamburger SV

3 2DF Kristoffer Ajer (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 27) 48 2 The Football Association Brentford
4 2DF Leo Skiri Østigård (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 26) 34 1 Italian Football Federation Genoa
5 2DF David Møller Wolfe (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 23) 18 1 The Football Association Wolverhampton Wanderers
14 2DF Julian Ryerson (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 28) 39 1 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
15 2DF Fredrik André Bjørkan (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 27) 17 1 Norwegian Football Federation Bodø/Glimt
16 2DF Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 25) 30 0 Italian Football Federation Torino
17 2DF Torbjørn Heggem (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 27) 11 0 Italian Football Federation Bologna
21 2DF Sondre Langås (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 25) 2 0 The Football Association Derby County

2 3MF Morten Thorsby (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 29) 29 0 Italian Football Federation Genoa
6 3MF Patrick Berg (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 28) 39 0 Norwegian Football Federation Bodø/Glimt
8 3MF Sander Berge (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 28) 62 1 The Football Association Fulham
18 3MF Kristian Thorstvedt (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 26) 33 4 Italian Football Federation Sassuolo
19 3MF Kristian Arnstad (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 22) 1 0 Danish Football Association AGF
20 3MF Antonio Nusa (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 20) 20 7 German Football Association RB Leipzig
22 3MF Oscar Bobb (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 22) 16 2 The Football Association Fulham
23 3MF Thelo Aasgaard (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 23) 6 5 Scottish Football Association Rangers
3MF Aron Dønnum (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 27) 18 2 French Football Federation Toulouse

7 4FW Alexander Sørloth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 30) 68 26 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
9 4FW Erling Haaland (vice-captain) (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 25) 48 55 The Football Association Manchester City
10 4FW Andreas Schjelderup (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 21) 8 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
11 4FW Jørgen Strand Larsen (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 26) 24 4 The Football Association Crystal Palace

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the Norway squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Egil Selvik (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 28) 5 0 England Watford v.  Estonia, 13 November 2025 INJ

DF Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 29) 22 0 Germany Mainz 05 v.  New Zealand, 14 October 2025
DF Eivind Helland (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Italy Bologna v.  New Zealand, 14 October 2025
DF Sebastian Sebulonsen (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 26) 1 0 Germany 1. FC Köln v.  New Zealand, 14 October 2025
DF Tobias Guddal (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Norway Tromsø v.  Moldova, 9 September 2025
DF Jostein Gundersen (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 29) 2 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt v.  Estonia, 9 June 2025
DF Colin Rösler (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 25) 1 0 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Estonia, 9 June 2025
DF Stian Rode Gregersen (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 30) 11 0 United States Atlanta United v.  Israel, 26 March 2025 INJ

MF Sverre Nypan (2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 (age 19) 1 0 England Manchester City v.  New Zealand, 14 October 2025
MF Martin Ødegaard (captain) (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 27) 67 4 England Arsenal v.  Israel, 11 October 2025 INJ
MF Felix Horn Myhre (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 27) 5 2 Norway Brann v.  Israel, 11 October 2025 INJ
MF Lasse Berg Johnsen (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 26) 3 0 United States Sporting Kansas City v.  Estonia, 9 June 2025
MF Jens Petter Hauge (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 26) 13 1 Norway Bodø/Glimt v.  Israel, 26 March 2025

FW Aune Heggebø (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 24) 2 0 England West Bromwich Albion v.  New Zealand, 14 October 2025
FW Erik Botheim (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 26) 2 0 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Israel, 26 March 2025

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
QUA Placed in mandatory quarantine
WD Withdrew due to non-injury issue.
EX Player expelled from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

As of 16 November 2025.[19]
Players in bold are still active with Norway.

Most appearances

John Arne Riise is Norway's most capped player with 110 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 John Arne Riise 110 16 2000–2013
2 Thorbjørn Svenssen 104 0 1947–1962
3 Henning Berg 100 9 1992–2004
4 Erik Thorstvedt 97 0 1982–1996
5 John Carew 91 24 1998–2011
Brede Hangeland 91 4 2002–2014
7 Øyvind Leonhardsen 86 19 1990–2003
8 Morten Gamst Pedersen 83 17 2004–2014
Kjetil Rekdal 83 17 1987–2000
10 Steffen Iversen 79 21 1998–2011

Top goalscorers

Erling Haaland is Norway's all-time top goalscorer with 55 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career
1 Erling Haaland (list) 55 48 1.15 2019–present
2 Jørgen Juve 33 45 0.73 1928–1937
3 Einar Gundersen 26 33 0.79 1917–1928
Alexander Sørloth 26 68 0.38 2016–present
5 Harald Hennum 25 43 0.58 1949–1960
6 John Carew 24 91 0.26 1998–2011
7 Ole Gunnar Solskjær 23 67 0.34 1995–2007
Tore André Flo 23 76 0.3 1995–2004
9 Gunnar Thoresen 22 64 0.34 1946–1959
10 Steffen Iversen 21 79 0.27 1998–2011

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Kingdom of Italy 1934
French Fourth Republic 1938 Round of 16 12th 1 0 0 1 1 2 Squad 1st 2 1 1 0 6 5
Fourth Brazilian Republic 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 3rd 4 0 2 2 4 9
Sweden 1958 3rd 4 1 0 3 3 15
Chile 1962 3rd 4 0 0 4 3 11
England 1966 2nd 6 3 1 2 10 5
Mexico 1970 3rd 4 1 0 3 4 13
West Germany 1974 3rd 6 2 0 4 9 16
Argentina 1978 2nd 4 2 0 2 3 4
Spain 1982 5th 8 2 2 4 8 15
Mexico 1986 5th 8 1 3 4 4 10
Italy 1990 4th 8 2 2 4 10 9
United States 1994 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 1 1 Squad 1st 10 7 2 1 25 5
France 1998 Round of 16 15th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad 1st 8 6 2 0 21 2
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 4th 10 2 4 4 12 14
Germany 2006 2nd (P/O) 12 5 3 4 12 9
South Africa 2010 2nd 8 2 4 2 9 7
Brazil 2014 4th 10 3 3 4 10 13
Russia 2018 4th 10 4 1 5 17 16
Qatar 2022 3rd 10 5 3 2 15 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified 1st 8 8 0 0 37 5
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Round of 16 4/22 8 2 3 3 7 8 144 57 33 54 222 191

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify R16 2 0 0 2 2 6
Francoist Spain 1964 PR 2 0 1 1 1 3
Italy 1968 4th 6 1 1 4 9 14
Belgium 1972 4th 6 0 1 5 5 18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 4th 6 1 0 5 5 15
Italy 1980 5th 8 0 1 7 5 20
France 1984 4th 6 1 2 3 7 8
West Germany 1988 5th 8 1 2 5 5 12
Sweden 1992 3rd 8 3 3 2 9 5
England 1996 3rd 10 6 2 2 17 7
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 1 1 Squad 1st 10 8 1 1 21 9
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify 2nd (P/O) 10 4 2 4 10 10
Austria Switzerland 2008 3rd 12 7 2 3 27 11
Poland Ukraine 2012 3rd 8 5 1 2 10 7
France 2016 3rd (P/O) 12 6 1 5 14 13
Europe 2020 3rd (P/O) 11 4 5 2 20 13
Germany 2024 3rd 8 3 2 3 14 12
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Group stage 1/17 3 1 1 1 1 1 133 50 27 56 181 183

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 C 3 6 4 1 1 7 2 Rise 26th
2020–21 B 1 6 3 1 2 12 7 Same position 22nd
2022–23 B 4 6 3 1 2 7 7 Same position 24th
2024–25 B 3 6 4 1 1 15 7 Rise 12th
2026–27 A To be determined
Total 24 14 4 6 41 23 18th

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 Did not enter
Sweden 1912 Quarter-finals 1 0 0 1 0 7 Squad
Belgium 1920 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad
France 1924 Did not enter
Netherlands 1928
Nazi Germany 1936 Bronze medal 4 3 0 1 10 4 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 Did not enter
Finland 1952 Round of 16 1 0 0 1 1 4 Squad
Australia 1956 Did not enter
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964 Did not enter
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
United States 1984 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 2 Squad
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
Since 1992 Olympic football has been an under-23 tournament
Total Bronze medal 11 5 1 5 17 22

All-time team record

The following table shows Norway's all-time international record, correct as of 16 November 2025.[20]

Key
  More wins than losses
  As many wins as losses
  Fewer wins than losses
Norway's all-time international record, since 1908
Opponents Played Won Drawn* Lost GF GA GD % Won
 Albania 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 50%
 Argentina 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 Armenia 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 50%
 Australia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 50%
 Austria 14 3 2 9 13 30 −17 21.42%
 Azerbaijan 6 4 1 1 9 1 +8 57%
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Belarus 7 3 2 2 9 5 +4 43%
 Belgium 9 0 3 6 8 17 −9 0%
 Bermuda 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 50%
 Brazil 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 50%
 Bulgaria 18 5 5 8 16 31 −15 28%
 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 100%
 Chile 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
 China 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0%
 Colombia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50%
 Croatia 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 20%
 Cyprus 13 13 0 0 35 5 +30 100%
 Czechoslovakia 5 0 1 4 5 13 −8 0%
 Czech Republic 9 1 3 5 9 12 −3 11%
 Denmark 91 21 15 55 108 232 −123 23%
 East Germany 9 1 2 6 8 15 −7 11%
 Egypt 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 50%
 England 16 2 4 8 14 33 −18 12%
 Estonia 9 6 2 1 21 6 +15 66.67%
 Faroe Islands 5 5 0 0 17 0 +17 100%
 Finland 68 42 17 9 183 82 +101 61.76%
 France 16 4 4 8 16 24 −8 25%
 Georgia 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 80%
 Germany 15 2 4 9 11 34 −23 13%
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100%
 Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100%
 Greece 9 2 2 5 10 13 −3 28%
 Grenada 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 Honduras 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 Hungary 21 7 6 8 26 36 −9 33%
 Iceland 34 20 6 8 64 35 +29 59%
 Israel 5 4 0 1 16 4 +12 80%
 Italy 20 6 4 10 24 24 0 30%
 Jamaica 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 50%
 Japan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Jordan 3 2 1 0 12 0 +12 50%
 Kazakhstan 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 50%
 Kosovo 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Kuwait 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 0%
 Latvia 4 2 1 1 5 4 −1 50%
 Lithuania 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Luxembourg 12 9 1 2 25 9 +15 73%
 Malta 12 10 2 0 30 4 +26 83%
 Mexico 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 33%
 Moldova 7 6 1 0 22 2 +20 85.71%
 Montenegro 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 66%
 Morocco 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0%
 Netherlands 21 5 6 10 27 46 −19 25%
 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 50%
 Nigeria 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0%
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 North Macedonia 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 50%
 Northern Ireland 11 9 0 2 25 10 +15 82%
 Oman 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Panama 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0%
 Poland 21 4 3 14 26 60 −34 18%
 Portugal 11 1 2 8 5 18 −13 9%
 Qatar 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100%
 Republic of Ireland 21 5 9 7 23 31 −8 24%
 Romania 14 3 7 4 14 14 0 21%
 Russia 16 1 5 10 10 31 −21 16%
 Saar 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 0%
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 24 1 +23 100%
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Scotland 19 3 7 9 22 32 −10 16%
 Senegal 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0%
 Serbia 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 25%
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 100%
 Slovakia 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 75%
 Slovenia 13 8 3 2 24 11 +13 61.53%
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 67%
 South Korea 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 40%
 Spain 10 1 2 7 4 16 −12 10%
 Sweden 111 26 26 59 153 280 −127 22%
  Switzerland 21 8 6 7 26 21 +5 38%
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100%
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0%
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50%
 Turkey 11 3 3 5 15 14 +1 27%
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 50%
 United States 5 2 1 2 14 8 +6 40%
 Ukraine 5 0 1 4 0 5 −5 0%
 Uruguay 2 0 1 1 3 2 −1 0%
 Wales 12 4 4 4 15 17 −2 33%
 West Germany 9 2 1 6 9 25 −16 22%
 Yugoslavia 13 2 1 10 15 29 −14 16%
 Zambia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
Total 881 320 207 354 1327 1433 −106 36.32%

Honours

Global

Regional

Friendly

Summary

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Team's nickname that was popular in the 1990s and early 2000s, in association with former player and manager Egil Olsen who was himself nicknamed Drillo, when the national team recorded some of its major achievements. Drillos could be rendered as "Drillo's Men" in English. The nickname has since become rarely used.
  2. ^ Led the team that was dubbed "koronalandslaget", due to the entire national squad was put in quarantine

References

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