The friendly against South Africa was our last home fixture of this season, but there is still one away game left to play in 2009. This match will be played against Switzerland, who unlike us, managed to qualify for the WC in South Africa. Norway finished second in their group, behind Holland, but unluckily we [...]

Former national coach Nils Johan Semb has been appointed chief executive of the Norwegian Association. The appointment was confirmed yesterday.

Here is Egil Olsen’s squad for the forthcoming friendly against South Africa on Saturday, October 10th.
Goalkeepers:
Jon Knudsen (Stabæk)
Rune Almenning Jarstein (Rosenborg)
Knudsen has been the first choice since the second qualifying match, and has done a nice job. He is a reliable, modest guy who’s had a good season with his club Stabæk. Jarstein [...]

After a disappointing 2008 season, Norway’s coach Åge Hareide left his position as Norway’s head coach. Egil Olsen, the man who made Norway a formidable European power, has been hired as a ad-interim coach while a permanent coach is being sought after. Egil Olsen coached Norway into qualifying for both the 1994 and 1998 [...]

My Norwegian Introduction
Hallo og Velkommen! Jeg heter Matt Underwood!
Hello everyone! My name is Matt Underwood and I believe that I am Norway’s first writer for this website. I’ll list off a little bit about myself. I am a senior in high school in Texas. My family once came from Norway and visits [...]