Norway squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup – Full list of players; Haaland, including Odegaard

Uncapped Hamburg SV goalkeeper Sander Tangvik has won the race for Norway’s last World Cup spot after a selection headache that required a permanent withdrawal from King Harald on Thursday.

Otherwise there were few surprises as Norway will be led by captain Martin Odegaard, fresh from a Premier League title win with Arsenal, and Manchester City striker ‌Erling Haaland.

Tangvik was named in Stale Solbakken’s 26-man squad, alongside veteran Orjan Haskjold Nyland and Egil Selvik following intense media speculation surrounding the group of shot-stoppers, following a unique squad announcement by the Norwegian monarch via a pre-recorded video.

The 23-year-old’s inclusion caps a chaotic goalkeeper selection process caused by an injury to SK Brann’s Mathias Dyngeland and FIFA’s rejection of the nationality change of Bodo/Glimt keeper Nikita Haikin, leaving Tangvik as the only uncapped player in the squad.

Norway is in Group I at the 2026 World Cup, along with France, Senegal and Iraq, in what has been called the tournament’s ‘group of death’.

Norwegian selection:

Goalkeepers: Orjan Haskjold Nyland, Egil Selvik, Sander Tangvik

Defenders: Julian Ryerson, Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, David Moller Wolfe, Fredrik Bjorkan, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjorn Heggem, Leo Skiri Ostigard, Sondre Langas, Henrik Falchener

Midfielders: Martin Odegaard, Sander Berge, Fredrik Aursnes, Patrick Berg, Kristian Thorstvedt, Morten Thorsby, Thelo Aasgaard

Forward: Erling Haaland, Alexander Sorloth, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Antonio Nusa, Oscar Bobb, Andreas Schjelderup, Jens Petter Hauge

Published on May 22, 2026