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Team facts: Norway

Published: Wednesday 7 November 2012, 17.13CET
A famous play-off win against France has earned Norway a place at the latter stages for the first time since 1998: UEFA.com has all the key facts on the Scandinavian challengers.
Team facts: Norway
Norway stunned France to make the finals ©AFP/Getty Images
 

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Published: Wednesday 7 November 2012, 17.13CET

Team facts: Norway

A famous play-off win against France has earned Norway a place at the latter stages for the first time since 1998: UEFA.com has all the key facts on the Scandinavian challengers.

Final tournament record
1998: third place

All-time competitive record
P145 W65 D27 L53

2013 qualifying (including play-off)
P10 W7 D1 L2  F13 A7
Top scorers: Jo Inge Berget, Marcus Pedersen, Thomas Rogne, Harmeet Singh (all 2)
Ever presents: Harmeet Singh, Stefan Strandberg, Vegar Hedenstad

Norway U21s capped at senior level
Thomas Rogne, Harmeet Singh, Valon Berisha, Magnus Eikrem, Marcus Henriksen, Håvard Nordtveit, Joshua King

Players with previous U21 tournament experience
None

Most capped player
All-time: Tommy Svindal Larsen (41)
Current: Harmeet Singh (32)

Leading scorer
All time: Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (16)
Current: Marcus Pedersen (6)

Biggest wins
Final tournament: 
Norway 2-0 Netherlands, 31/05/1998
1998 third-place play-off, Cotroceni, Bucharest

Qualifying:
Norway 6-0 Italy 05/06/1991
1992 qualifying group stage, Viking stadion, Stavanger

Heaviest defeats
Final tournament:
Spain 1-0 Norway 27/05/1998
1998 semi-final, Cotroceni, Bucharest

Qualifying:
England 6-0 Norway 06/09/1977
1978 qualifying group stage, Goldstone Ground, Brighton
 

Last updated: 11/11/12 20.17CET

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