Norway vs. England: Head-to-head record and past meetings after World Cup 2026

Norway vs. England: Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 13

Norway wins: 2

Draws: 3

England wins: 8

The World Cup 2026 quarter-final between Norway and England marked the two nations' inaugural meeting in a major tournament, having only ever locked horns in friendlies and Mundial qualifiers prior to the 48-team competition.

Despite a valiant display by the Norwegians, they were unable to stop the brilliance of Jude Bellingham, who scored just before half time to cancel out Andreas Schjelderup's opener.

The Englishman would break Norway hearts when he netted three minutes into extra time, and the Three Lions held on to win 2-1 and advance into the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup.

However, there was significant controversy in the game, with the ball appearing to hit a camera in the buildup to England's first goal, while Norway had a goal ruled out in the second half for a supposed foul by Erling Haaland before a corner had been taken.

The Three Lions unsurprisingly hold the edge over their Nordic foes, earning eight wins from their 13 head-to-heads, while suffering just two defeats and being held to three draws.

Norway have scored just a single goal in their last five games against England, though they have only conceded four times.

The Three Lions eked out a 1-0 friendly victory in September 2014 by virtue of a Wayne Rooney penalty, two years after an identical exhibition triumph in May 2012, when Ashley Young's ninth-minute strike made the difference.

Norway did hold England to a pair of goalless draws in 1994 and 1995, but they have to go back to 1993 for both their last win against the Three Lions, a 2-0 success in World Cup Qualifying.

The Scandinavians' only other victory in this showdown came 12 years earlier, a 2-1 beating during qualification for the 1982 World Cup - a result that marked the start of a five-match unbeaten run against England.

However, the 1966 World Cup winners had their way with Norway in each of their first five meetings, winning all five, scoring at least four goals each time and winning by at least three goals each time.

From 1937 to 1980, England registered 6-0, 4-0, 4-1, 6-1 and 4-0 victories over the Norwegians, who have also never beaten a European team in a World Cup match.