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Norway
Group I · Pot 3

Norway
Drømmelaget.

First World Cup in 28 years — and Norway's most anticipated campaign since 1998. Haaland as the spearhead of attack, Ødegaard as the midfield orchestrator, Solbakken at the helm — the Norwegians landed in a group with France, Senegal and Iraq; opening match — against Iraq in Boston.

Route · Group I
Tue · 16 JUNIraq — Norway — · —Boston · 18:00 Mon · 22 JUNNorway — Senegal — · —New York / NJ · 20:00 Fri · 26 JUNNorway — France — · —Boston · 15:00
Thu 2 JULRound of 16 · I vs ?Los Angeles
National anthem
Ja, vi elsker dette landet
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Wikimedia
Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
16 JUN · TUE · 18:00
away at Iraq
Boston · "Gillette Stadium"
Matchday 2
22 JUN · MON · 20:00
vs Senegal
New York / NJ · MetLife Stadium
Matchday 3
26 JUN · FRI · 15:00
vs France
Boston · "Gillette Stadium"
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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Tournaments in history
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No titles
#35
FIFA Ranking
41.0
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Solbakken —
finally made it through.

Stale Solbakken

Stale Solbakken

Head Coach · Norway · since 2020

A Norwegian, a legend of Copenhagen (several Danish championships). Has been leading the national team since December 2020, built the squad around Haaland. In the qualifying cycle — 6 wins in 8 matches, 35 goals scored. The main task is to make sure Haaland doesn't disappear in positional play.

★ Norway's best qualifying campaign 58 matches · 32 wins 5+ years with the team
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland

Forward · № 9 · 25 years old

City machine (€180M). Scored 16 in 8 during 2026 World Cup qualifying — main favorite for the Golden Boot.

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Martin Ødegaard

Martin Ødegaard

Midfielder · № 10 · 27 years old

Arsenal captain and creative force. After injuries in 2025, he returned and is leading the Gunners toward the Premier League title.

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Alexander Sørloth

Alexander Sørloth

Forward · № 7 · 30 years old

Atlético Madrid forward (€32M) — the team's top scorer in La Liga 2024/25. Powerful battering ram and second striker alongside Haaland.

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Antonio Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Midfielder · № 18 · 21 years old

Young RB Leipzig winger (€40M). Explosive pace and dribbling — a Scandinavian star.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Erling Nyland Sevilla 35 years · 193 cm · €2.0M
12
Viljar Myhra Odense 27 years · 192 cm · €1.5M
13
Egil Selvik Watford 28 years old · 191 cm · €1.0M

Defenders

3
Kristoffer Ajer Brentford 28 years · 198 cm · €20M
4
Leo Østigård Genoa 26 years · 187 cm · €12M
2
Julian Ryerson Borussia D 28 years · 184 cm · €20M
5
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen Torino 25 years old · 183 cm · €8.0M
15
David Møller Wolfe Wolverhampton 24 years old · 183 cm · €8.0M
6
Torbjørn Heggem Bologna 27 years old · 188 cm · €10M
14
Odin Bjørtoft Bodø/Glimt 24 years old · 191 cm · €5.0M
22
Fredrik Bjørkan Bodø/Glimt 27 years old · 180 cm · €3.0M

Midfielders

8
Sander Berge Fulham 28 years old · 195 cm · €15M
10
Martin Ødegaard Arsenal 27 years old · 178 cm · €70M
18
Antonio Nusa RB Leipzig 21 years old · 180 cm · €40M
19
Oscar Bobb Fulham 22 years old · 175 cm · €30M
20
Kristian Thorstvedt Sassuolo 26 years old · 191 cm · €12M
16
Patrick Berg Bodø/Glimt 27 years old · 184 cm · €8.0M
17
Morten Torsbiu Cremonese 29 years old · 187 cm · €5.0M
21
Andreas Schjelderup Benfica 21 years old · 175 cm · €20M

Forwards

9
Erling Haaland Manchester City 25 years old · 195 cm · €180M
7
Alexander Sørloth Atlético Madrid 30 years old · 195 cm · €30M
11
Jørgen Strand Larsen Crystal Palace 26 years old · 193 cm · €35M
23
Iens Petter Heuge Bodø/Glimt 26 years old · 179 cm · €6.0M
24
Feliks Horn Miure Brann 25 years · 184 cm · €3.0M
25
Ola Solbakken Urawa 27 years old · 180 cm · €3.0M
26
Hokon Evien AZ 25 years old · 178 cm · €5.0M
History

Twenty-eight years
between tournaments.

Return after a generation.

4 tournaments — 1938, 1994, 1998, 2026. Best result — Round of 16 in France 1998. Longest gap in national team history — 28 years.

1998 1/8
19981/8Italy 0:1, MarseilleRound of 16
1994GroupMexico 1:0, Italy 0:1, Ireland 0:0Group
1938¼Italy 1:2 AET, MarseilleQuarterfinals
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Heia Norge
Heia Norge!
[Heia Norge!]
Forward, Norway!

Heia is Norwegian for "come on!" Since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer — the national sports cry.