Norway vs England - All-time head-to-head record ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

Can Norway pull off a big upset over the Three Lions to make it to their first-ever World Cup semi-finals?

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, United States of America, gears up to host the quarter-final fixtures of the FIFA World Cup 2026, where England and Norway lock horns in what is set to be a thrilling contest.

Norway, the dark horse of the FIFA World Cup, are coming after eliminating the most successful side in the FIFA World Cup, Brazil, in the Round of 16, courtesy of a brace from Erling Haaland and a penalty save from Nyland. Ståle Solbakken will be keen to pull another upset when they face England next.

The Three Lions are coming after an important win over hosts Mexico at the 7,000-foot-tall Azteca to avenge their defeat, 40 years ago, against Argentina in the Hand of God moment. Both Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are in terrific form up front and would be looking to go all guns blazing against Norway.

In this article, we take a ride down memory lane to find out who has the upper hand against whom. As the two teams prepare to rewrite history, we find out what happened when these two sides last met each other and who scored and impressed more in this fixture.

Norway vs England: Head-to-Head

The Norway vs England rivalry dates back as early as the 1930s, when these two sides last met in a friendly fixture. In the first 5 games, England won every single game against Norway, and it took Norway five decades to first get the better of the Three Lions in the 1980s in Euro World Cup qualifiers.

In 1981, in the World Cup qualifiers, Bryan Robson made it 1-0 for England, but Norway scored two goals to script a massive comeback win, courtesy of goals from Roger Albertsen and Hallvar Thoresen.

Norway repeated the heroics in 1993, and after that, a series of two goalless draws happened in the late 90s. In the twenty-first century, England and Norway locked horns twice, and in both games, England emerged victorious with a 1-0 win.

Their last meeting was back in 2014; friendlies and a solitary goal from Wayne Rooney were enough to win it for England. Jimmy Greaves of England is the leading goalscorer in this fixture, followed by Freddie Steele and Reg Smith.

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Norway vs England: International friendlies

• Matches: 08
• Norway: 00
• England: 06
• Draws: 02

Norway vs England: Olympics

• Matches: 04
• Norway: 02
• England: 01
• Draws: 01

Norway vs England: Overall record

• Matches: 12
• Norway: 02
• England: 07
• Draws: 03

Norway vs England: Last match

04/09/2014: Norway 0-1 England (International friendlies)

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