Norway has participated in the qualification for 18 FIFA World Cup tournaments and reached the finals three times, in 1938, 1994 and 1998.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not enter | |||||||||
| Round of 16 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Did not enter | |||||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2022 | |||||||||
| To be determined | |||||||||
   2030 | |||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 3/25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| World Cup | width=110 | Round | width=150 | Opponent | width=60 | Score | width=50 | Result | width=120 | Venue | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Round of 16 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | L | Marseille | A. Brustad | |||||
| 1994 | Group stage | 1–0 | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb" | W | Washington, D.C. | K. Rekdal | |||||
| 0–1 | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | L | East Rutherford | ||||||||
| 0–0 | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb" | D | East Rutherford | ||||||||
| 1998 | Group stage | 2–2 | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb" | D | Montpellier | Y. Chippo (o.g.), D. Eggen | |||||
| 1–1 | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb" | D | Bordeaux | H. Flo | |||||||
| 2–1 | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb" | W | Marseille | T.A. Flo, K. Rekdal | |||||||
| Round of 16 | 0–1 | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | L | Marseille |
| FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henning Berg | 7 | 1994 and 1998 |
| Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 7 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| Kjetil Rekdal | 7 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| 4 | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 6 | 1994 and 1998 |
| Erik Mykland | 6 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| 6 | Jostein Flo | 4 | 1994 and 1998 |
| Mini Jakobsen | 4 | 1994 and 1998 | |
| Dan Eggen | 4 | 1998 | |
| Håvard Flo | 4 | 1998 | |
| Tore André Flo | 4 | 1998 | |
| Frode Grodås | 4 | 1998 | |
| Ronny Johnsen | 4 | 1998 | |
| Vidar Riseth | 4 | 1998 | |
| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kjetil Rekdal | 2 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 2 | Arne Brustad | 1 | 1938 |
| Dan Eggen | 1 | 1998 | |
| Håvard Flo | 1 | 1998 | |
| Tore André Flo | 1 | 1998 | |