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Norwaynational football team record

330
Wins
196
Draws
352
Defeats

878 matches, 1908 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1960, 15th in the world

Norway have played 878 internationals since 1908: 330 wins, 196 draws and 352 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Sweden, with 110 meetings. Their biggest win is 12–0 against Finland in a friendly on 28 June 1946.

Norway's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All8783301963521361–143038%
Competitive473185100188741–73039%
Friendlies40514596164620–70036%
At home422181104137732–56443%
Away40312979195553–78432%
Neutral venues5320132076–8238%

Record against every opponent

Norway have played 98 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Sweden110272558155–2772026
Denmark88231253107–2242026
Finland6340149175–772025
Iceland30185758–302018
Netherlands23571129–492026
Germany21151515–592017
Scotland20371025–392023
Switzerland2086626–202026
Hungary1955920–352015
Italy19541020–252025
Ireland1948721–302022
Poland18331223–562014
France1754823–262026
Bulgaria1654716–272018
Romania1537514–172020
Austria1432913–302024
Cyprus13130035–52023
England132388–302026
Portugal1312107–222026
Russia1324711–242014
Slovenia1383224–112024
Yugoslavia1322916–291989
Malta12102030–42019
Northern Ireland12100227–112020
Wales1244415–172026
Luxembourg1191124–72021
Spain101274–162023
Turkey1023512–152021
Belgium90368–172016
Czech Republic91359–122024
Estonia962121–62025
Greece922510–132021
Belarus73229–52016
East Germany71158–151987
Moldova761022–22025
Azerbaijan64119–12017
Egypt63307–21998
Mexico62138–112006
Serbia62134–62022
Albania52216–52018
Brazil532010–62026
Croatia51136–102015
Faroe Islands550017–02023
Georgia54109–32023
Slovakia53116–22024
Ukraine50140–52013
USA521214–82006
Bosnia42025–32007
Czechoslovakia40044–121991
Israel430111–42025
Latvia42115–42021
Montenegro43016–42021
North Macedonia42114–32017
San Marino440024–12017
South Korea42116–52006
Armenia321013–12022
Australia31116–42018
Kuwait30213–42005
South Africa32013–22013
UAE31205–22014
Argentina1–0 (1986), 2–1 (2007)22003–12007
Bermuda3–0 (1969), 3–1 (1992)22006–11992
Costa Rica0–0 (1994), 1–0 (2005)21101–02005
Gibraltar3–0 (2021), 5–1 (2021)22008–12021
Jamaica1–1 (1995), 6–0 (1999)21107–11999
Jordan0–0 (2005), 6–0 (2023)21106–02023
Kazakhstan0–0 (2024), 5–0 (2024)21105–02024
Lithuania1–0 (1999), 1–0 (2011)22002–02011
Morocco2–2 (1998), 1–1 (2026)20203–32026
New Zealand3–0 (1997), 1–1 (2025)21104–12025
Saar2–3 (1953), 0–0 (1953)20112–31953
Senegal1–2 (2006), 3–2 (2026)21014–42026
Thailand7–0 (1965), 1–0 (2012)22008–02012
Tunisia3–1 (1990), 0–0 (2002)21103–12002
Uruguay0–1 (1972), 2–2 (2008)20112–32008
Bahrain1–0 (2005)11001–02005
Cameroon6–1 (1990)11006–11990
China1–2 (1992)10011–21992
Colombia0–0 (1997)10100–01997
Ghana3–2 (1995)11003–21995
Grenada2–1 (1986)11002–11986
Guatemala3–1 (1969)11003–11969
Honduras3–1 (2004)11003–12004
Iraq4–1 (2026)11004–12026
Ivory Coast2–1 (2026)11002–12026
Japan3–0 (2002)11003–02002
Kosovo3–0 (2024)11003–02024
Nigeria2–2 (1981)10102–21981
North Korea3–0 (1973)11003–01973
Oman2–1 (2003)11002–12003
Panama1–0 (2018)11001–02018
Paraguay2–2 (2006)10102–22006
Qatar6–1 (1993)11006–11993
St Lucia6–0 (1986)11006–01986
Saudi Arabia6–0 (1998)11006–01998
Singapore5–2 (2004)11005–22004
Trinidad and Tobago2–3 (1995)10012–31995
Zambia0–0 (2013)10100–02013

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v FinlandFriendly, 28 Jun 194612–0 for Norway
  2. v USAFriendly, 6 Aug 194811–0 for Norway
  3. v MoldovaWorld Cup qualifying, 9 Sept 202511–1 for Norway
  4. v San MarinoWorld Cup qualifying, 9 Sept 199210–0 for Norway
  5. v ArmeniaFriendly, 29 Mar 20229–0 for Norway

Heaviest defeats

  1. at DenmarkFriendly, 7 Oct 19170–12 for Norway
  2. at SwedenFriendly, 21 Oct 19450–10 for Norway
  3. at NetherlandsWorld Cup qualifying, 1 Nov 19720–9 for Norway
  4. at PolandFriendly, 4 Sept 19630–9 for Norway
  5. at SwedenFriendly, 8 Jun 19130–9 for Norway

Latest results

  1. at PortugalNations League, 4 Oct 20261–2 for Norway
  2. at WalesNations League, 1 Oct 20261–2 for Norway
  3. v PortugalNations League, 27 Sept 20261–2 for Norway
  4. v DenmarkNations League, 24 Sept 20263–2 for Norway
  5. v EnglandWorld Cup, 11 Jul 20261–2 for Norway
  6. v BrazilWorld Cup, 5 Jul 20262–1 for Norway
  7. v Ivory CoastWorld Cup, 30 Jun 20262–1 for Norway
  8. v FranceWorld Cup, 26 Jun 20261–4 for Norway
  9. v SenegalWorld Cup, 22 Jun 20263–2 for Norway
  10. v IraqWorld Cup, 16 Jun 20264–1 for Norway

Norway's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1908: 1483End of 1910: 1459End of 1911: 1447End of 1912: 1389End of 1913: 1382End of 1914: 1361End of 1915: 1353End of 1916: 1339End of 1917: 1326End of 1918: 1356End of 1919: 1414End of 1920: 1380End of 1921: 1424End of 1922: 1443End of 1923: 1447End of 1924: 1391End of 1925: 1374End of 1926: 1389End of 1927: 1366End of 1928: 1366End of 1929: 1471End of 1930: 1502End of 1931: 1506End of 1932: 1538End of 1933: 1551End of 1934: 1580End of 1935: 1550End of 1936: 1502End of 1937: 1511End of 1938: 1536End of 1939: 1483End of 1945: 1445End of 1946: 1424End of 1947: 1425End of 1948: 1456End of 1949: 1421End of 1950: 1431End of 1951: 1483End of 1952: 1494End of 1953: 1503End of 1954: 1509End of 1955: 1477End of 1956: 1479End of 1957: 1464End of 1958: 1464End of 1959: 1438End of 1960: 1456End of 1961: 1355End of 1962: 1425End of 1963: 1385End of 1964: 1408End of 1965: 1455End of 1966: 1421End of 1967: 1426End of 1968: 1446End of 1969: 1432End of 1970: 1431End of 1971: 1354End of 1972: 1337End of 1973: 1365End of 1974: 1364End of 1975: 1353End of 1976: 1375End of 1977: 1370End of 1978: 1370End of 1979: 1363End of 1980: 1438End of 1981: 1417End of 1982: 1501End of 1983: 1488End of 1984: 1574End of 1985: 1593End of 1986: 1625End of 1987: 1596End of 1988: 1584End of 1989: 1582End of 1990: 1630End of 1991: 1669End of 1992: 1727End of 1993: 1821End of 1994: 1841End of 1995: 1754End of 1996: 1807End of 1997: 1842End of 1998: 1817End of 1999: 1887End of 2000: 1767End of 2001: 1727End of 2002: 1784End of 2003: 1698End of 2004: 1794End of 2005: 1767End of 2006: 1774End of 2007: 1779End of 2008: 1711End of 2009: 1759End of 2010: 1820End of 2011: 1766End of 2012: 1773End of 2013: 1644End of 2014: 1648End of 2015: 1651End of 2016: 1603End of 2017: 1609End of 2018: 1711End of 2019: 1757End of 2020: 1765End of 2021: 1750End of 2022: 1781End of 2023: 1789End of 2024: 1845End of 2025: 1966End of 2026: 1960
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 2033, reached on 5 July 2026. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly40514596164620–700
World Cup qualifying144573354222–191
Nordic Championship141513159255–285
Euro qualifying133502756181–183
Nations League28154947–31
World Cup1463520–19
Olympic Games40041–14
Lunar New Year Cup33009–3
European Championship31111–1
Malta International Tournament21104–3
King's Cup11001–0

Top scorers

  1. 1Erling Haaland53
  2. 2Alexander Sørloth21
  3. 3Steffen Iversen17
  4. 4John Carew15
  5. 5Kjetil Rekdal15
  6. 6Joshua King14
  7. 7Ole Gunnar Solskjær14
  8. 8Tore André Flo10
  9. 9John Arne Riise9
  10. 10Mohamed Elyounoussi9

Counted from the 297 of 878 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Norway play their first international?

On 12 July 1908, a 3–11 defeat against Sweden in a friendly.

What is Norway's biggest win?

12–0 against Finland in a friendly on 28 June 1946.

What is Norway's heaviest defeat?

0–12 against Denmark in a friendly on 7 October 1917.

Who have Norway played the most?

Sweden: 110 matches, with 27 wins, 25 draws and 58 defeats for Norway.

What is Norway's longest winning run?

9 wins in a row, from 14 November 2024 to 11 October 2025.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.