Norway national football team

The Norway national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, participated three times in the World Cup in 1938, 1994 and 1998. It plays its home games in Ullevaal Stadium, which seats 25,500 spectators.

History

An Olympic team achieved third place in the 1936 Olympics, after beating the hosts Germany earlier in the tournament.

Related Topics:
1936 Olympics - Germany

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Norway had their most successful period from 1990 to 1998 under the legendary coach Egil Roger Olsen, called Drillo because of his dribbling skills as a player. He started his training career with Norway with a 6-1 home victory against Cameroon October 31 1990 and ended it on June 27 1998 after a 0-1 defeat against Italy in the second stage of the 1998 World Cup.

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Norway - 1990 - 1998 - Egil Roger Olsen - Cameroon - October 31 - June 27 - Italy - 1998 World Cup

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In the 1994 World Cup in the USA, Norway was knocked out at the group stage after a win against Mexico, a defeat against Italy and a draw against the Republic of Ireland. In France 1998, Norway got to the first cup-round after a draw against Scotland and Morocco, and a 2-1 win over Brazil in the last match. Norway finished second in their group. Norway then had to face Italy, but was defeated by a 1-0 result. During the 1998 World Cup tournament Norway received some criticism, because of their somewhat defensive tactics.

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1994 World Cup - USA - Mexico - Italy - Republic of Ireland - France 1998 - Scotland - Morocco - Brazil

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The former U-21 coach Nils Johan Semb replaced him after his planned retirement, but did not manage to achieve the same results as Olsen. He was replaced by Åge Hareide towards the end of 2003, who came from Rosenborg.

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Nils Johan Semb - Åge Hareide - 2003 - Rosenborg

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Some of Norway's best single results are: Norway-Brazil 2-1 on June 23, 1998 in the World Cup group stage, and Norway-Brazil 4-2 on May 30, 1997. In fact, Norway is one of few teams that Brazil never have managed to beat.

Related Topics:
Brazil - June 23 - 1998 - May 30 - 1997

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