NorwayGroup I · UEFA · FIFA #31 · Elo 1917
📅 Group I: vs France · Iraq · Senegal
Norway return to the World Cup stage for the first time since 1998, led by the most prolific striker on the planet: Erling Haaland scored 16 qualifying goals alone. Ødegaard's Arsenal have just won the Premier League, Sørloth is firing at Atlético, and a wave of young talent means this 'golden generation' is real — not a slogan.
Erling Haaland's father Alfie played for Norway at the 1994 World Cup in the United States — Erling will follow him at the same venue 32 years later.
Norway's qualifying campaign was the most dominant in Norwegian football history: 8 wins, 37 goals, 5 conceded — they beat Italy home and away.
Bodø/Glimt, a tiny club from the Arctic Circle, provided three players (Hauge, Bjørkan, P.Berg) and reached the Champions League last 16 in 2025-26.
Norway unveiled a Viking-warrior themed squad photo shot at an authentic Viking camp on a beach near Oslo — it went viral worldwide.
Haaland has now scored 55 international goals for Norway, making him the all-time top scorer, and he is only 25 years old.
Norway have played Brazil four times and never lost (two wins, two draws) — most famously at France 98, when Kjetil Rekdal's late penalty beat the Brazilians 2-1 and sent Norway into the knockout rounds.
When Norway beat England 2-1 in Oslo in 1981, commentator Bjørge Lillelien delivered the most famous rant in football broadcasting: 'Lord Nelson! Lord Beaverbrook! Sir Winston Churchill!... Maggie Thatcher, your boys took a hell of a beating!'
The big number is the player's EA FC 26 (FIFA 26) overall rating; for players not in the game it's estimated from market value & role.
Tip: click any player for full details, or “✨ Get to know Norway” up top for trivia & the anthem. OVR = EA FC 26 (FIFA 26) rating; for players not in the game it's estimated from market value.
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