Norwegian team

Norway's (impossible!) road to WC 2002

02.09.00 Oslo            Norway      0-0 Armenia
02.09.00 Kyiv            Ukraine     1-3 Poland
02.09.00 Minsk           Belarus     2-1 Wales
07.10.00 Yerevan         Armenia     2-3 Ukraine
07.10.00 Lodz            Poland      3-1 Belarus
07.10.00 Cardiff         Wales       1-1 Norway
11.10.00 Minsk           Belarus     2-1 Armenia
11.10.00 Oslo            Norway      0-1 Ukraine
11.10.00 Warszawa        Poland      0-0 Wales
24.03.01 Kyiv            Ukraine     0-0 Belarus
24.03.01 Yerevan         Armenia     2-2 Wales
24.03.01 Oslo            Norway      2-3 Poland
28.03.01 Minsk           Belarus     2-1 Norway
28.03.01 Warszawa        Poland      4-0 Armenia
28.03.01 Cardiff         Wales       1-1 Ukraine
02.06.01 Yerevan         Armenia     0-0 Belarus
02.06.01 Kyiv            Ukraine     0-0 Norway
02.06.01 Cardiff         Wales       1-2 Poland
06.06.01 Oslo            Norway      1-1 Belarus
06.06.01 Yerevan         Armenia     1-1 Poland
06.06.01 Kyiv            Ukraine     1-1 Wales
01.09.01 Minsk           Belarus     0-2 Ukraine
01.09.01 Cardiff         Wales       0-0 Armenia
01.09.01 Chorzow         Poland      3-0 Norway
05.09.01 Lvov            Ukraine     3-0 Armenia
05.09.01 Minsk           Belarus     4-1 Poland
05.09.01 Oslo            Norway      3-2 Wales
06.10.01 Yerevan         Armenia     1-4 Norway
06.10.01 Chorzow         Poland      1-1 Ukraine
06.10.01 Cardiff         Wales       1-0 Belarus

 1.Poland       10  6  3  1 21-11 21
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 2.Ukraine      10  4  5  1 13- 8 17
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 3.Belarus      10  4  3  3 12-11 15
 4.Norway       10  2  4  4 12-14 10
 5.Wales        10  1  6  3 10-12  9
 6.Armenia      10  0  5  5  7-19  5


Coach: Åge Hareide

Possible starters:

1.  Thomas Myhre, 16/10-73, Charlton, England, 56 caps
2.  Christer Basma, 1/8-72, Rosenborg, Norway, 40 caps
3.  Ronny Johnsen, 10/6-69, Vålerenga, Norway, defender, 62 caps, 3 goals
4.  Henning Berg, 1/9-69, Rangers, Scotland, defender, 100 caps, 9 goals
5.  André Bergdølmo, 13/10-71, FC København, Denmark, 63 caps
6.  Trond Andersen, 6/1-75, AaB Aalborg, Denmark, 38 caps
7.  Roar Strand, 2/2-70, Rosenborg, Norway, 42 caps, 4 goals
8.  Øyvind Leonhardsen, 17/8-70, Aston Villa, England, midfielder, 86 caps, 19 goals
9.  Steffen Iversen, 10/11-76, Rosenborg, Norway, 77 caps, 21 goals
10. Ole Gunnar Solskjær, 26/2-73, Manchester United, England, 67 caps, 23 goals
11. Tore Andre Flo, 15/6-73, Siena, Italy, 76 caps, 23 goals

Substitutes:

Goalkeepers:
Frode Grodås, 24/10-64, Hønefoss, Norway, 50 caps
Frode Olsen, 12/10-67, Viking, Norway, 26 caps
Espen Johnsen, 20/12-79, Rosenborg, Norway, 18 caps
Jørn Jamtfall, 27/7-66, Rosenborg, Norway, 1 cap
Thomas Gill, 16/5-65, MSV Duisburg, Germany, 5 caps
Espen Baardsen, 7/12-77, Tottenham, England, 4 caps
Morten Bakke, 16/12-68, Molde, Norway, 2 caps


Erik Holtan, 20/4-69, Odd Grenland, Norway, 6 caps
Terje Skjeldestad, 18/1-78, Sogndal, Norway, 3 caps
Knut Borch, 29/1-80, Tromsø, Norway, 1 cap
Håkon Opdal, 11/6-82, Brann, Norway, 12 caps
Rune Almenning Jarstein, 29/9-84, Rosenborg, Norway, 7 caps
Jon Knudsen, 20/11-74, Stabæk, Norway, 12 caps

Defenders:

Stig Inge Bjørnebye, 11/12-69, Liverpool, England, defender, 75 caps, 1 goal
Alf Inge Håland, 23/11-72, Leeds, England, defender, 34 caps
Gunnar Halle, 11/8-65, Leeds, England, 64 caps, 5 goals
Roger Nilsen, 8/8-69, Sheffield United, England, 32 caps, 3 goals
Tore Pedersen, 29/9-69, Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany, 45 caps
Pål Lydersen, 10/9-65, Molde, Norway, 20 caps, 1 goal
Erland Johnsen, 5/4-67, Chelsea, England, 24 caps, 2 goals
Karl Petter Løken, 14/8-66, Stabæk, Norway, 36 caps, 1 goal
Geirmund Brendesæther, 22/3-70, Brann, Norway, 6 caps
Claus Lundekvam, 22/2-73, Southampton, England, 40 caps, 2 goals
Egil Ulfstein, 1/10-71, Viking, Norway, 2 caps
Claus Eftevaag, 20/12-69, Lierse, Belgium, 3 caps
Jonny Hanssen, 13/12-72, Lyn, Norway, 5 caps
Thomas Pereira, 12/6-73, Viking, Norway, 8 caps
Erik Hoftun, 3/3-69, Rosenborg, Norway, 30 caps
Bjørn Tore Kvarme, 17/6-72, Liverpool, England, 1 cap
Steinar Nilsen, 1/5-72, Napoli, Italy, 2 caps
Bjørn Otto Bragstad, 5/1-71, Rosenborg, Norway, 15 caps
Hai Ngoc Tran, 10/1-75, Vålerenga, Norway, 1 cap
Mike Kjølø, 27/10-71, Stabæk, Norway, 1 cap
Jan Frode Nornes, 8/1-73, Odd Grenland, Norway, 2 caps
Alexander Aas, 14/9-78, Odd Grenland, Norway, 8 caps, 1 goal
Pa-Modou Kah, 30/7-80, Roda, Netherlands, 10 caps, 1 goal
Azar Karadas, 9/8-81, Brann, Norway, 10 caps, 1 goal
Ståle Stensaas, 7/7-71, Rosenborg, Norway, 9 caps, 1 goal
Bård Borgersen, 20/5-72, Start, Norway, 10 caps, 2 goals
Tommy Berntsen, 18/12-73, Lyn, Norway, 2 caps
Brede Hangeland, 20/6-81, Fulham, England, 57 caps
Torjus Hansén, 29/10-73, Arminia Bielefeld, Germany, 3 caps
Frode Kippe, 17/1-78, Lillestrøm, Norway, 8 caps
Jon Inge Høiland, 20/9-77, Stabæk, Norway, 24 caps, 1 goal
Bjørn Dahl, 17/4-78, Viking, Norway, 1 cap
Erlend Hanstveit, 28/1-81, Brann, Norway, 5 caps
Hassan El Fakiri, 18/4-77, Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany, 8 caps
Ragnvald Soma, 1/11-79, Brann, Norway, 5 caps
Erik Hagen, 20/7-75, Zenit St. Petersburg, Russia, 28 caps, 3 goals
Jarl André Storbæk, 21/9-78, Vålerenga, Norway, 17 caps
Marius Johnsen, 28/8-81, 1. FC Köln, Germany, 7 caps
Kjetil Wæhler, 16/3-76, AaB, Denmark, 12 caps, 1 goal
Trond Erik Bertelsen, 5/6-84, Viking, Norway, 5 caps
Steinar Pedersen, 6/6-75, Start, Norway, 1 cap
Atle Roar Håland, 26/7-77, Start, Norway, 1 cap
Anders Rambekk, 17/8-76, Lillestrøm, Norway, 7 caps
Tore Reginiussen, 10/4-86, Tromsø, Norway, 8 caps, 1 goal
Tom Høgli, 20/2-84, Tromsø, Norway, 9 caps
Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg, 12/2-83, Stabæk, Norway, 1 cap
Morten Fevang, 6/3-75, Odd Grenland, Norway, 1 cap
Knut Olav Rindarøy, 17/7-85, Molde, Norway, 1 cap
Espen Ruud, 26/2-84, OB, Denmark, 1 cap

Midfielders:

Lars Bohinen, 8/9-69, Derby, England, midfielder, 49 caps, 10 goals
Jostein Flo, 3/10-64, Strømsgodset, Norway, 53 caps, 11 goals
Petter Rudi, 17/9-73, Molde, Norway, 46 caps, 3 goals


Kjetil Rekdal, 6/11-68, Hertha Berlin, Germany, midfielder, 83 caps, 17 goals
Gunnar Aase, 29/9-71, Viking, Norway, 3 caps, 1 goal
Dan Eggen, 13/1-70, Alaves, Spain, 25 caps, 2 goals
Runar Berg, 7/10-70, Rosenborg, Norway, 5 caps
Ørjan Berg, 20/8-68, Bodø/Glimt, Norway, 19 caps, 1 goal
Jan Ove Pedersen, 12/11-68, Brann, Norway, 17 caps, 1 goal
Tom Kåre Staurvik, 13/2-70, Bodø/Glimt, Norway, 2 caps
Bent Skammelsrud, 18/5-66, Rosenborg, Norway, 38 caps, 5 goals
Ole Bjørn Sundgot, 21/3-72, Molde, Norway, 1 cap
Kåre Ingebrigtsen, 11/11-65, Rosenborg, Norway, 23 caps
Arild Stavrum, 16/4-72, Stabæk, Norway, 2 caps
Bjørn Arild Levernes, 27/4-72, Vålerenga, Norway, 2 caps, 1 goal
Tommy Svindal Larsen, 11/8-73, Odd Grenland, Norway, 24 caps
Stig Johansen, 13/6-72, Bodø/Glimt, Norway, 3 caps
Roger Helland, 26/9-73, Brann, Norway, 2 caps
Trond Egil Soltvedt, 15/12-67, Coventry, England, 4 caps
Bjørn Viljugrein, 24/11-69, Vålerenga, Norway, 1 cap
Vidar Riseth, 21/4-72, Rosenborg, Norway, 52 caps, 4 goals
Vegard Heggem, 13/7-75, Liverpool, England, 20 caps, 1 goal
Daniel Berg Hestad, 30/7-75, Molde, Norway, 8 caps
Eirik Bakke, 13/9-77, Brann, Norway, 27 caps
John Arne Riise, 24/9-80, Roma, Italy, 85 caps, 12 goals
Raymond Kvisvik, 8/11-74, Fredrikstad, Norway, 11 caps, 2 goals
Tommy Øren, 10/5-80, Sogndal, Norway, 1 cap
Fredrik Winsnes, 28/12-75, Strømsgodset, Norway, 19 caps
Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim, 14/1-75, Viking, Norway, 3 caps
Jo Tessem, 28/2-72, Southampton, England, 9 caps
Magne Hoseth, 13/10-80, Molde, Norway, 22 caps, 1 goal
Martin Andresen, 2/2-77, Vålerenga, Norway, 43 caps, 3 goals
Alex Valencia, 22/9-79, Start, Norway, 5 caps 
Pål Strand, 9/3-76, Lillestrøm, Norway, 2 caps
Jan Gunnar Solli, 19/4-81, Brann, Norway, 38 caps, 1 goal
Ardian Gashi, 20/6-81, Vålerenga, Norway, 7 caps
Karl Oskar Fjørtoft, 26/7-75, Hammarby, Sweden, 1 cap
Anders Stadheim, 14/8-80, Sogndal, Norway, 2 caps, 1 goal
Rune Buer Johansen, 4/9-73, Hamarkameratene, Norway, 1 cap
Morten Gamst Pedersen, 8/9-81, Blackburn, England, 55 caps, 12 goals
Alexander Ødegaard, 13/9-80, Sogndal, Norway, 4 caps, 1 goal
Thomas Holm, 19/2-81, Vålerenga, Norway, 4 caps
Øyvind Storflor, 18/12-79, Rosenborg, Norway, 3 caps
Roger Risholt, 10/4-79, Fredrikstad, Norway, 3 caps
Espen Hoff, 20/11-81, Lyn Oslo, Norway, 2 caps
Espen Søgård, 10/10-79, Lillestrøm, Norway, 2 caps
Kristofer Hæstad, 9/12-83, Vålerenga, Norway, 27 caps, 1 goal
Christian Grindheim, 17/7-83, Heerenveen, Netherlands, 31 caps, 1 goal
Fredrik Strømstad, 20/1-82, Le Mans, France, 17 caps, 2 goals
Petter Vaagan Moen, 5/2-84, Brann, Norway, 5 caps, 1 goal
Espen Olsen, 13/3-79, Hamarkameratene, Norway, 2 caps
Henning Hauger, 17/7-85, Stabåk, Norway, 8 caps
Tomasz Sokolowski, 25/6-85, Lyn Oslo, Norway, 1 cap
Stian Ohr, 4/1-78, Molde, Norway, 1 cap
Bjørn Helge Riise, 21/6-83, Fulham, England, 20 caps, 1 goal
Simen Brenne, 17/3-81, Odd Grenland, Norway, 5 caps, 1 goal
Per Ciljan Skjelbred, 16/6-87, Rosenborg, Norway, 12 caps
Alexander Tettey, 4/4-86, Rosenborg, Norway, 5 caps
John Anders Bjørkøy, 8/1-79, Fredrikstad, Norway, 4 caps
Vadim Demidov, 10/10-86, Rosenborg, Norway, 1 cap
Erik Huseklepp, 5/9-84, Brann, Norway, 8 caps, 1 goal
Trond Olsen, 5/2-84, Bodø/Glimt, Norway, 1 cap

Forwards:
Jan Åge Fjørtoft, 10/1-67, Sheffield United, England, forward, 71 caps, 20 goals
Frank Strandli, 16/5-72, AaB, Denmark, 24 caps, 3 goals
Sigurd Rushfeldt, 12/12-72, Tromsø, Norway, 38 caps, 7 goals
Harald Brattbakk, 1/2-71, Rosenborg, Norway, 17 caps, 5 goals

Geir Frigård, 3/11-70, Lierse, Belgium, 5 caps, 1 goal
Mons Ivar Mjelde, 17/11-67, Brann, Norway, 3 caps, 2 goals
Egil Østenstad, 2/1-72, Viking, Norway, 18 caps, 6 goals
Dagfinn Enerly, 9/12-72, Rosenborg, Norway, 2 caps
Håvard Flo, 4/4-70, Sogndal, Norway, 26 caps, 7 goals
Odd Inge Olsen, 28/12-69, Rosenborg, Norway, 2 caps
John Carew, 5/9-79, Aston Villa, England, 82 caps, 22 goals
Anderas Lund, 7/5-75, Molde, Norway, 8 caps, 4 goals
Tore Andre Dahlum, 21/6-68, Rosenborg, Norway, 15 caps, 6 goals
Jan Derek Sørensen, 28/12-71, Lyn, Norway, 21 caps
Ole Martin Årst, 19/7-74, Tromsø, Norway, 22 caps, 2 goals
Thorstein Helstad, 28/4-77, Le Mans, France, 37 caps, 10 goals
Frode Johnsen, 17/3-74, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Japan, 33 caps, 10 goals
Morten Berre, 10/8-75, Viking, Norway, 1 cap
Erik Nevland, 10/11-77, Fulham, England, 8 caps
Bengt Sæternes, 1/1-75, Brann, Norway, 7 caps
Christer George, 11/8-79, Rosenborg, Norway, 2 caps
Daniel Braaten, 25/5-82, Toulouse, France, 25 caps, 2 goals
Rune Lange, 24/6-77, FC Brügge, Belgium, 1 cap
Lars Iver Strand, 7/5-83, Tromsø, Norway, 4 caps
Daniel Fredheim Holm, 30/7-85, Vålerenga, Norway, 3 caps
Tarik Elyounoussi, 23/2-88, Heerenveen, Netherlands, 3 caps, 1 goal
Mohammed Abdellaoue, 23/10-85, Vålerenga, Norway, 4 caps
Morten Moldskred, 13/6-80,  Tromsø, Norway, 4 caps

A complete list of all Norwegian national team players is found here.
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