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General Information for Norway

Norges Fotballforbund
Founded
1902
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1998
1.84m
Average age in 1998
27.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1998
Jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Olsen, Egil (Coach)

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Olsen, Egil (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-04-22
Place of Birth
Fredrikstad (Norway)
Matches
9 (4 / 5)
Goto coach Egil Olsen

Semb, Nils Johan (Coach)

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Semb, Nils Johan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1959-02-24
Place of Birth
Horten (Norway)
Matches
5 (3 / 2)
Goto coach Nils Johan Semb

Players of Norway in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Grodås, Frode 1964-10-24 Goalkeeper Spain Racing Santander 12 0 0 0 0 0
Baardsen, Espen 1977-12-07 Goalkeeper England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gill, Thomas 1965-05-16 Goalkeeper Denmark FC København 1 0 0 0 0 0
Myhre, Thomas 1973-10-16 Goalkeeper England Everton FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Berg, Henning 1969-09-01 Right Back England Manchester United 11 2 2 0 0 0
Bjørnebye, Stig Inge 1969-12-11 Left Back England Liverpool FC 11 1 0 0 0 0
Johnsen, Ronny 1969-06-10 Centre Back England Manchester United 8 0 1 0 0 0
Hoftun, Erik 1969-03-03 Centre Back Norway Rosenborg BK 6 1 0 0 0 0
Eggen, Dan 1970-01-13 Centre Back Spain Celta Vigo 6 0 1 0 0 0
Riseth, Vidar 1972-04-21 Centre Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 5 6 2 0 0 0
Håland, Alf Inge 1972-11-23 Right Back England Leeds United 5 1 0 0 0 0
Heggem, Vegard 1975-07-13 Right Back England Liverpool FC 4 2 1 0 0 0
Halle, Gunnar 1965-08-11 Right Back England Leeds United 2 1 0 0 0 0
Bergdølmo, André 1971-10-13 Centre Back Norway Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lundekvam, Claus 1973-02-22 Centre Back England Southampton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nilsen, Roger 1969-08-08 Left Back England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nilsen, Steinar 1972-05-01 Centre Back Italy SSC Napoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rekdal, Kjetil 1968-11-06 Defensive Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 11 1 4 0 0 0
Strand, Roar 1970-02-02 Centre Midfielder Norway Rosenborg BK 8 2 2 0 0 0
Solbakken, Ståle 1968-02-27 Centre Midfielder Denmark Aalborg BK 8 2 1 0 0 0
Mykland, Erik 1971-07-21 Centre Midfielder Greece Panathinaikos AO 6 1 0 0 0 0
Leonhardsen, Øyvind 1970-08-17 Centre Midfielder England Liverpool FC 5 1 1 0 0 0
Rudi, Petter 1973-09-17 Centre Midfielder England Sheffield Wednesday 2 3 0 0 0 0
Skammelsrud, Bent 1966-05-18 Defensive Midfielder Norway Rosenborg BK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Berg Hestad, Daniel 1975-07-30 Defensive Midfielder Norway Molde FK 1 2 0 0 0 0
Bohinen, Lars 1969-09-08 Centre Midfielder England Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
Larsen, Tommy Svindal 1973-08-11 Centre Midfielder Norway Stabæk Bærum 0 1 0 0 0 0
Soltvedt, Trond Egil 1967-02-15 Attacking Midfielder England Coventry City 0 1 0 0 0 0
Flo, Tore André 1973-06-15 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 13 1 6 0 0 0
Flo, Håvard 1970-08-04 Centre Forward England Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 1 2 0 0 0
Solskjær, Ole Gunnar 1973-02-26 Secondary striker England Manchester United 5 4 3 0 0 0
Strandli, Frank 1972-05-16 Centre Forward Denmark Aalborg BK 3 0 1 0 0 0
Flo, Jostein 1964-10-03 Right Winger Norway Strømsgodset IF 2 3 0 0 0 0
Østenstad, Egil 1972-01-02 Centre Forward England Southampton FC 1 4 1 0 0 0
Iversen, Steffen 1976-11-10 Secondary striker England Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 0 0
Rushfeldt, Sigurd 1972-12-11 Centre Forward Norway Rosenborg BK 0 2 0 0 0 0
Brattbakk, Harald 1971-02-01 Centre Forward Scotland Celtic Glasgow 0 1 0 0 0 0
Carew, John 1979-09-05 Centre Forward Norway Vålerenga IF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jakobsen, Mini 1965-11-08 Left Winger Norway Rosenborg BK 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Norway in 1998

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-02-25
France
France
Norway
Norway
3:3 c
France vs. Norway
Friendly
Stade Vélodrome
1998-03-25
Belgium
Belgium
Norway
Norway
2:2 c
Belgium vs. Norway
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1998-04-22
Denmark
Denmark
Norway
Norway
0:2 c
Denmark vs. Norway
Friendly
Parken
1998-05-20
Norway
Norway
Mexico
Mexico
5:2 c
Norway vs. Mexico
Friendly
Bislett stadion
1998-05-27
Norway
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
6:0 c
Norway vs. Saudi Arabia
Friendly
Aker Stadion
1998-06-10
Morocco
Morocco
Norway
Norway
2:2 c
Morocco vs. Norway
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Stade de la Mosson
1998-06-16
Scotland
Scotland
Norway
Norway
1:1 c
Scotland vs. Norway
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Parc Lescure
1998-06-23
Brazil
Brazil
Norway
Norway
1:2 c
Brazil vs. Norway
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Stade Vélodrome
1998-06-27
Italy
Italy
Norway
Norway
1:0 c
Italy vs. Norway
World Cup 1998 - Round of 16
Stade Vélodrome
1998-08-19
Norway
Norway
Romania
Romania
0:0 c
Norway vs. Romania
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
1998-09-06
Norway
Norway
Latvia
Latvia
1:3 c
Norway vs. Latvia
Euro 2000 - Group 2
Ullevaal Stadion
1998-10-10
Slovenia
Slovenia
Norway
Norway
1:2 c
Slovenia vs. Norway
Euro 2000 - Group 2
Centralni Stadion Bežigrad
1998-10-14
Norway
Norway
Albania
Albania
2:2 c
Norway vs. Albania
Euro 2000 - Group 2
Ullevaal Stadion
1998-11-18
Egypt
Egypt
Norway
Norway
1:1 c
Egypt vs. Norway
Friendly
Cairo International Stadium
14 Matches

Match Progress for Norway in 1998

Favorite Opponents of Norway

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
46 10 14 22 59
Denmark
Denmark
30 7 5 18 34
Italy
Italy
17 5 4 8 18
Hungary
Hungary
14 5 5 4 17
Iceland
Iceland
14 6 5 3 17
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 13 0 0 35
Slovenia
Slovenia
13 8 3 2 24
Scotland
Scotland
12 2 6 4 13
Finland
Finland
12 8 3 1 25
Wales
Wales
11 4 4 3 14
Romania
Romania
11 3 6 2 13
France
France
11 4 4 3 13
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
10 9 0 1 25
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 1 4 5 5
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 3 5 12
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 11
Switzerland
Switzerland
10 3 4 3 13
Ireland
Ireland
10 4 5 1 12
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 24
Austria
Austria
10 3 2 5 12
Germany
Germany
9 1 1 7 5
Czechia
Czechia
9 1 3 5 9
Spain
Spain
9 1 2 6 4
Greece
Greece
9 2 2 5 10
Poland
Poland
9 2 1 6 8
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 0 1 7 3
Estonia
Estonia
7 4 2 1 17
Moldova
Moldova
7 6 1 0 22
Belarus
Belarus
7 3 2 2 9
England
England
6 1 3 2 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 4 1 1 9
Portugal
Portugal
6 1 2 3 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
6 6 0 0 13
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 1 0 4 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
5 3 1 1 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 17
Albania
Albania
5 2 2 1 6
Egypt
Egypt
5 3 1 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
5 1 1 3 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 0 1 4 0
Belgium
Belgium
5 0 2 3 6
Georgia
Georgia
5 4 1 0 9
East Germany
East Germany
4 0 1 3 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 0 2 5
Russia
Russia
4 1 3 0 6
Brazil
Brazil
4 2 2 0 8
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 24
Latvia
Latvia
4 2 1 1 5
Montenegro
Montenegro
4 3 0 1 6
USA
USA
4 1 1 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 4
Serbia
Serbia
4 1 1 2 3
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 1 1 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 0 0 3 4
Australia
Australia
3 1 1 1 6
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 0 1 7
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 2 1 3
Armenia
Armenia
3 2 1 0 13
Israel
Israel
3 3 0 0 10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3 1 2 0 5
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 0 1 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 1 1 0 7
Argentina
Argentina
2 2 0 0 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 1 0 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 1 0 3
Saarland
Saarland
2 0 1 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 5
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 8
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 1
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 1 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 6
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
1 1 0 0 6
Zambia
Zambia
1 0 1 0 0
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
China
China
1 0 0 1 1
Martinique
Martinique
1 1 0 0 1
Great Britain
Great Britain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 3
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 5
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 2
Grenada
Grenada
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 2
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 0
Japan
Japan
1 1 0 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 6
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 3
Kosovo
Kosovo
1 1 0 0 3
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 3
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 1
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 1
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
1 1 0 0 2
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 6
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