Norway World Cup 2026 Odds: Latest Betting Prices and Predictions

Norway have qualified for their fourth World Cup and first in 28 years. Fuelled by the goals of Erling Haaland and the creativity of captain Martin Ødegaard, the Scandinavians have emerged as a real dark horse heading into this summer’s tournament following an excellent showing in qualifying.

Read on for the latest information on the World Cup Norway odds, from their chances of lifting the trophy to picks in the Golden Boot market. We’ll also break down their squad, revisit their World Cup history, and offer our own prediction on how far they could go in the tournament.

Norway 2026 World Cup Odds

At one point, Norway were way out at 100/1 in the World Cup outright odds, however, a dominant qualification coupled with a purring Erling Haaland, has seen bookmakers slash their odds to a best price of 28/1. This puts them ahead of the likes of Belgium, Uruguay and Colombia in the betting.

Norway World Cup Fixtures

Check out the World Cup fixtures for Norway at the 2026 World Cup:

Norway Top Goalscorer Odds

It won’t come as a surprise to see that Erling Haaland is Norway’s main threat. The Manchester City superstar was the top scorer in European qualifying with a staggering 16 goals, which was double the tally of his closest competitors.

Haaland, who has 55 goals in 48 games for his country, has been priced up as the fourth favourite at 14/1 to win the Golden Boot, behind only Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and Lionel Messi in the betting. He is heavily odds on to be the leading marksman for Norway at the competition.

Norway Stage of Elimination Odds

Bookmakers have yet to release odds on Norway’s exact stage of elimination, but they can still be backed across a range of related Norway World Cup odds markets. For example, Norway are priced at just 1/5 to qualify from Group I, with odds of 11/4 available for them to finish top.

In the outright knockout stage markets, Norway are 9/4 to make the quarter-finals and 5/1 to advance to the semi-finals. They are priced at 14/1 to reach the final and, as previously noted, 28/1 to lift the trophy.

Norway 2026 World Cup Squad

Norway cruised through qualifying, winning all eight of their matches. Goals were a prominent component of this period, with a whopping 37 scored, including an 11-1 thrashing of Moldova, and a stunning 3-0 and 4-1 double over Italy. Here are the 26 players who made Stale Solbakken’s squad.

Norway 2026 World Cup Predicted XI

Here’s how Norway could line up at the 2026 World Cup:

GK: Orjan Nyland

RB: Julian Ryerson

CB: Kristoffer Ajer

CB: Torbjorn Heggem

LB: David Moller Wolfe

CM: Sander Berge

CM: Patrick Berg

RW: Antonio Nusa

LW: Martin Ødegaard

FW: Alexander Sorloth

FW: Erling Haaland

Norway World Cup History

Norway have featured at three World Cups, recording two wins, three draws, and three defeats across eight matches.

Their first appearance came in 1938, where they played a single match, which was a 2-1 extra-time defeat to eventual champions Italy in the last-16 (there was no group stage).

Norway then returned to the tournament in 1994 but exited at the group stage, finishing bottom of their group despite opening with a win over Mexico.

They qualified again four years later at France 1998, advancing to the knockout rounds after finishing second in their group behind Brazil, who they famously defeated in their final group game. However, Norway’s run came to an end in the last-16 with another defeat to Italy.

How did Norway do at the last World Cup?

Norway didn’t qualify for Qatar 2022 after finishing third in qualification Group G behind the Netherlands and Turkey.

World Cup 2026 Norway Prediction

Norway may lack recent experience at major tournaments, but with Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard leading the way, they have a genuine chance of making a deep run this summer.

Norway’s immediate objective will be to secure just their third-ever World Cup victory – and their first since the famous 2-1 win over Brazil at France 1998. They have been drawn into a challenging group alongside 2022 runners-up France, reigning AFCON champions Senegal, and the yet-to-be-confirmed Intercontinental Path 2 qualifier, which will be one of Iraq, Bolivia or Suriname.

Progressing from the group will be no easy task, but Norway do have a favourable opening fixture against the IC Path 2 winner, offering an ideal opportunity to get points on the board before facing Senegal and France.

If Norway do advance, several knockout scenarios await. Finishing top of the group would see them face one of the best third-placed teams in the round-of-32, while a runners-up spot will pit them against the second-placed side from Group E. A best third-place finish, meanwhile, would result in a trickier tie against a group winner.

Norway World Cup 2026 FAQs 

Have Norway ever won the World Cup?

Norway have never been crowned World Cup winners. Their best finish in three appearances was the last-16 at France 1998.

How did Norway qualify for the 2026 World Cup?

Norway booked their ticket in style, securing eight wins from eight games. They completed the double over Italy and scored a whopping 37 goals.

Which players will play for Norway at the 2026 World Cup?

Norway have two world class players within their squad in Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard.