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Norway national football team

National Football Team
NameNorway
NicknameDrillos
AssociationFootball Association of Norway
(Norges Fotballforbund)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachEgil Olsen
Asst coachOla By Rise
CaptainBrede Hangeland
Most capsThorbjørn Svenssen (104)
Top scorerJørgen Juve (33)
Home stadiumUllevaal Stadion
FIFA codeNOR
FIFA ranking11
Highest FIFA ranking2 (October 1993, July � August 1995)
Lowest FIFA ranking59 (December 2008)
Elo ranking17
Highest Elo ranking6 (June 2000)
Lowest Elo ranking91 (May � June 1976)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalSweden 11 � 3 Norway Norway
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908)
Biggest winNorway Norway 12 � 0 Iceland
(Bergen, Norway; 28 June 1946)
Biggest defeatDenmark 12 � 0 Norway Norway
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 7 October 1917)
Appearances3
First World Cup1938
Best resultRound 2, 1998
Regional cup statistics
European Championship
Appearances1
First apps.2000
Best resultRound 1, 2000

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The Norway national football team ( ) represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen. It is as of February 2011 currently ranked by FIFA as the 11th best national team in the world.

Norway has participated three times in the FIFA World Cup (1938, 1994, 1998), and once in the European Championship (2000).

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Chamberlain grabs a hat-trick to inspire England win. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain inspired England to a comfortable 3-0 victory in Iceland with a well-taken hat-trick in Reykjavik to put Stuart Pearce's team top of Euro 2013 Qualifying Group 8. The Arsenal winger was a handful all night and a quick-fire brace inside 15 minutes put England in charge in what could have been a very tricky encounter. He added a fortuitous third just after half-time and cap a fine man-of-the-match performance in what was his fourth game for the Under-21s. It was a chilly night at Laugardalsvollur, Iceland's national stadium, but a healthy, if not noisy, crowd turned out in numbers. However, they had to see their team concede two early goals. The opener came following some good work on the half-way line from Watford striker Marvin Sordell. He turned well before being tripped, but the French referee allowed play to go on and the ball rolled into the path of the Arsenal winger. Chamberlain sprinted forward making his way into the area before tucking away past Arnar Petursson. It was his first goal for Pearce's team. And two minutes later he made it two, this time profiting from a lapse by the Iceland stopper. Nathan Delfouneso sent in an in-swinging cross from the left which looked easy for Petursson, but it slipped out of his grasp and fell kindly for Chamberlain who side-footed home. Unfortunately it was to be Delfouneso's last action of the game as midway through the half, after attempting a back <b>...</b>
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FATV - England U21 practiced scoring ahead of the qualifier against Norway. Monday, 10/10/2011 Kick off 18:00 BST at Marienlyst, Drammen UEFA Euro 2013 Group 8 Qualifier The official Youtube channel of The England Football team with exclusive news, match highlights, player profiles and more. To find out more about the England team visit: thefa.com England on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com
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The US Women's National Team continued their 2010 Algarve Cup Group B schedule with a 2-1 victory against Norway behind two Abby Wambach goals.
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FATV - England and Cheltenham Town goalkeeper Jack Butland talks to FATV ahead of England U21's game against Norway on Monday. Monday, 10/10/2011 Kick off 18:00 BST at Marienlyst, Drammen UEFA Euro 2013 Group 8 Qualifier The official Youtube channel of The England Football team with exclusive news, match highlights, player profiles and more. To find out more about the England team visit: thefa.com England on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com
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Kurdistan National Team vs.FC Sapmi from Norway national football 1.League
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** TEXT : ¤ Daniel Førlandsås is 20 years old, comes from a farm in the south of Norway, Vest - Agder - Kvinesdal. He was brought to a danish 2.division club, Naesby BK by a danish FIFA agent. Vicente Corral, a scout and director in Spain was following Førlandsås by videos on mathces, and invited Førlandsås for a trial in Spain to sign there and also for the professional project; MyFootballPlayer. In the trial. Førlandsås was training with a team of Tercera Division in Santander and played friendly matches. He scored in both of these matches, and showed good qualities. So he was signed, and is now close to enter the real professional football world. ...Footage reserved to TV Cuatro (Spain) WEBSITE: www.forlandsaas.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com TWITTER : www.twitter.com If you like my video's and channel, feel free to; subscribe,friend,favorite,like and comment. Joga Bonito & God bless.
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FATV - Stuart Pearce talks to FATV after his side make it three wins from three in Norway. England Under-21s showed excellent character to earn a narrow 2-1 win over Group 8 rivals Norway in Drammen. Two goals inside the opening seven minutes did the damage as Stuart Pearce's side adjusted well in their first ever game on an artificial pitch. Norway 12 Eirik Holmen Johansen, (GK) 2 Vegar Hedenstad, 4 Thomas Rogne (c), 5 Stefan Strandberg, 6 HÃ¥vard Nordtveit, 7 Harmet Singh (10 Torgeir Borven, 83) , 8 Markus Henriksen, 9 Flamur Kastrati (15 Anders Konradssen, 63), 13 Fredrik Semb Berge, 16 Valon Berisha, 17 Marcus Pedersen Subs: 1 Anders Kristiansen (GK), 3 Jorgen Hammer, 11 Yann-Erik de Lanlay, 18 Remi Johansen, 19 Martin Linnes, Coach: Per Joar Hansen Goals: Berisha 23 Bookings: Kastrati 57 England 1 Jack Butland, 2 Adam Smith, 14 Nathan Baker (12 Jon Flanagan, 71), 4 Jason Lowe, 5 Ryan Bennett, 6 Craig Dawson, 7 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 8 Jordan Henderson (c), 9 Marvin Sordell (18 Jonjo Shelvey, 81), 10 Henri Lansbury, 11 Ross Barkley (17 Gary Gardner, 55) Subs: 13 Ben Amos, 15 Joe Mattock, 16 Josh McEachran Coach: Stuart Pearce Goals: Dawson 3, Henderson 7 Bookings: None Referee: Halis Ozkahya (Turkey) The official Youtube channel of The England Football team with exclusive news, match highlights, player profiles and more. To find out more about the England team visit: thefa.com England on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Standard Tags <b>...</b>
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The unoffical Swedish national team vs an assembly of Norwegian, Dutch, Italian and Thai players at the Hua-hin beach in summer 2008. Music: Paul Oakenford - Ready steady go.
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South London Press Today--STEFFEN Iversen is set for a return to -Norwegian football- after his Crystal Palace deal was terminated on Tuesday. The 35-year-old, who has won the Norwegian league four times, looks poised to return to his homeland. Palace bos - Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:14:43 GMT
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England Under-21s 1 Iceland Under-21s 2: match report - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk---...- again until they face -Norway- in June, so this was the final chance for some of Pearce's players to make their mark before the tournament squad is named. Ipswich forward Connor Wickham, being watched by Liverpool director of - - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:09:32 GMT+00:00
Kwarasey insists Ghana hopes still on - Myjoyonline.com Tweet this news
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Shocks galore in football season openers - Views and News from Norway Tweet this news
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New breed bid for the spotlight in Norway - UEFA.com Tweet this news
UEFA.com--Not a new name in Norwegian -football-, the 22-year-old has scored regularly for Nybergsund IL-Trysil in the second tier. The tall Nigerian forward moved to Brann in the winter and is expected to be a hit with his speed and eye for goal. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:32:15 GMT+00:00
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The Zimbabwean--“For me -football- has proved that it has the ability to change my life especially after the trip to -Norway-. When we did well in -Norway-, last year we were given prize money of US$180 per player and with it I managed to pay for my sch - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:00:13 GMT+00:00
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Seattle Times--Cuche wins Super-G, slams officials: Didier Cuche criticized race officials after winning a World Cup Super-G in Kvitfjell, -Norway-, a day after he was fined by the International Ski Federation for a dispute with a referee over a jump. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:56:40 GMT+00:00

Medal Record : Olympic
Men's Football
Bronze1936 BerlinTeam

2000s :

World Cup :
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Italy 1934 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
France 1938 Round 1 12 1 0 0 1 1 2
Brazil 1950 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Chile 1962 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
England 1966 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Spain 1982 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Italy 1990 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
United States 1994 Round 1 17 3 1 1 1 1 1
France 1998 Round 2 15 4 1 2 1 5 5
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Germany 2006 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Brazil 2014 TBD   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 3/19 8 2 3 3 7 8

European Championship :
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
France 1960 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
ES 1964 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
Italy 1968 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
Yugoslavia 1976 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
Italy 1980 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
France 1984 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
West Germany 1988 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
Sweden 1992 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
England 1996 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 Round 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
PolandUkraine 2012 TBD   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 1/13 3 1 1 1 1 1

European Championship :
Legend
Group winners and best runner-up among all groups directly qualify for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advance to the play-offs

Most matches played :
# Player Career Matches
1 Thorbjørn Svenssen 1947 � 1962 104
2 Henning Berg 1992 � 2004 100
3 Erik Thorstvedt 1982 � 1996 97
4 John Arne Riise 2000 � present 93
5 John Carew 1998 � present 87
6 Øyvind Leonhardsen 1990 � 2003 86
7 Kjetil Rekdal 1987 � 2000 83
8 Erik Mykland 1990 � 2000 78
Steffen Iversen 1998 � present 78
10 Svein Grøndalen 1973 � 1984 77

Most goals scored :
# Player Career Goals Matches Average
1 Jørgen Juve 1928 � 1937 33 45 0.73
2 Einar Gundersen 1917 � 1928 26 33 0.79
3 Harald Hennum 1949 � 1960 25 43 0.58
4 Ole Gunnar Solskjær 1995 � 2007 23 67 0.34
Tore André Flo 1995 � 2004 23 76 0.30
John Carew 1998 � present 23 87 0.27
7 Gunnar Thoresen 1946 � 1959 22 64 0.34
8 Steffen Iversen 1998 � present 21 78 0.27
9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft 1986 � 1996 20 71 0.28
10 Odd Iversen 1967 � 1979 19 45 0.42
Olav Nilsen 1962 � 1971 19 62 0.31
Øyvind Leonhardsen 1990 � 2003 19 86 0.22


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Football in Norway

League competitionsTippeligaen, Adeccoligaen (D1), Fair Play ligaen (D2), Toppserien (W)
Cup competitionsNorwegian Football Cup, Superfinalen
National teamsMen (U-21, U-19, U-17), Women
Lists and categoriesClubs, Competitions, Players (Foreign), Stadia

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

National association football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales

1938 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsItaly
Runners-upHungary
Third placeBrazil
Fourth placeSweden
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsCuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Switzerland
Eliminated in the first roundAustria, Belgium, Dutch East Indies, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania

1994 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsBrazil
Runners-upItaly
Third placeSweden
Fourth placeBulgaria
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsGermany, Netherlands, Romania, Spain
Eliminated in the round of 16Argentina, Belgium, Mexico, Nigeria, Republic of Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United States
Eliminated in the group stageBolivia, Cameroon, Colombia, Greece, Korea Republic, Morocco, Norway, Russia

1998 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsFrance
Runners-upBrazil
Third placeCroatia
Fourth placeNetherlands
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsArgentina, Denmark, Germany, Italy
Eliminated in the round of 16Chile, England, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Romania, FR Yugoslavia
Eliminated in the group stageAustria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Korea Republic, Morocco, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, United States

UEFA Euro 2000 finalists

ChampionsFrance
Runners-upItaly
Eliminated in semi-finalsNetherlands, Portugal
Eliminated in quarter-finalsRomania, Spain, Turkey, FR Yugoslavia
Eliminated in group stageBelgium, Czech Rep., Denmark, England, Germany, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden

National sports teams of Norway

Badminton * Bandy * Baseball * Basketball * Beach handball (M * W) * Beach soccer (M * W) * Cricket * Tennis (M * W), Field hockey (M * W) * Football (M * W * M U21 * M U19 * M U17) * Handball (M * W) * Ice hockey (M * W * M J * W U18) * Pitch & Putt * Rugby League * Rugby Union (M * W) * Speedway (U21) * Volleyball



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