Norway's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach S. Solbakken on May 22, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, ten defenders, eight midfielders and five forwards. Norway is drawn into Group I, where it faces Les Bleus, Senegal and Iraq. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Sander Bolin, with 1,248 minutes across 15 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Ørjan Håskjold on 1,230 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, scoring 44 goals and conceding 19. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sander Bolin | Midfielder | Fulham | 1,248 |
| 2 | Ørjan Håskjold | Goalkeeper | Norway | 1,230 |
| 3 | Kristoffer Vassbakk | Defender | Brentford | 1,218 |
| 4 | David Møller | Defender | Wolves | 1,151 |
| 5 | Torbjørn Lysaker | Defender | Bologna | 1,051 |
| 6 | Erling Haaland | Forward | Manchester City | 1,003 |
| 7 | Julian Ryerson | Defender | Borussia Dortmund | 970 |
| 8 | Antonio Eromonsele | Midfielder | RB Leipzig | 903 |
| 9 | Patrick Berg | Midfielder | Bodo/Glimt | 876 |
| 10 | Oscar Bobb | Forward | Fulham | 792 |
| 11 | Andreas Rædergård | Forward | Benfica | 603 |
| 12 | Fredrik Aursnes | Defender | Benfica | 445 |
| 13 | Jørgen Strand Larsen | Forward | Crystal Palace | 390 |
| 14 | Marcus Holmgren | Defender | Torino | 372 |
| 15 | Thelo Aasgaard | Midfielder | Rangers | 302 |
| 16 | Kristian Thorstvedt | Midfielder | Sassuolo | 265 |
| 17 | Egil Selvik | Goalkeeper | Watford | 246 |
| 18 | Morten Thorsby | Midfielder | Cremonese | 236 |
| 19 | Henrik Sælebakke | Defender | Viking | 81 |
| 20 | Jens Hauge | Midfielder | Bodo/Glimt | 69 |
| 21 | Sondre Klingen | Defender | Derby | 51 |
| 22 | Sander Tangvik | Goalkeeper | Hamburger SV | 0 |
| 23 | Leo Ostigard | Defender | 0 | |
| 24 | Fredrik Bjorkan | Defender | 0 | |
| 25 | Martin Odegaard | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 26 | Alexander Sorloth | Forward | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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