Norway national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | U20-landslaget | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
| Head coach | Jan Peder Jalland | ||
| Most caps | Lasse Nordås / David Møller Wolfe (9)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Erling Haaland (11) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Portugal 3–0 (Lisbon, Portugal; 26 January 1989) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 12–0 Honduras (Lublin, Poland; 30 May 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Portugal 3–0 (Lisbon, Portugal; 26 January 1989) 0–3 Mexico (Adelaide, Australia; 7 March 1989) Portugal 3–0 (Madeira, Portugal; 7 March 2003) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1989, 1993, 2019) | ||
The Norway national under-20 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 20 years of age or under at the start of a FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign. It competes for Norway if they qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup through the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| 1981 | |||||||
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| 1985 | |||||||
| 1987 | |||||||
| 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
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| 2017 | |||||||
| 2019 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
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Cancelled[2] | ||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 3/24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022–23 Under 20 Elite League match.[3]
- Match dates: 23 and 27 March 2023
- Opposition: Italy and Romania
- Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against Belgium.
Recent call-ups
The following players have last been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marius Amundsen Ulla | 10 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Stabæk | |
| DF | Fredrik Carson Pedersen | 9 October 2002 | 4 | 0 | Grorud | |
| DF | Anders Hiim | 13 September 2002 | 1 | 0 | Sandnes Ulf | |
| MF | Omar Bully Drammeh | 21 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | Grorud | |
| MF | Mathias Johnsrud Emilsen | 8 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | Vålerenga | |
| MF | Herman Geelmuyden | 22 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | Stabæk | |
| FW | Sondre Ørjasæter | 28 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Sogndal | |
| FW | Ole Enersen | 6 September 2002 | 2 | 0 | Strømsgodset | |
Records
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Biggest win by any team in FIFA U-20 World Cup history (12–0 win against Honduras at 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup).[4]
References
- ^ Fotball.no
- ^ "FIFA cancels 2021 U-20, U-17 World Cups due to COVID-19 pandemic". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "U20-tropp til privatlandskamper" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
External links
- FIFA Under-20 website Contains full results archive
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Norway's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100.00 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 22.22 |