Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
| Rank |
Team |
Year |
Venue |
| Olympic Games |
| 1 |
Senior |
2000 |
Sydney, AUS |
| 3 |
Senior |
1996 |
Atlanta, GA, USA |
| FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 1 |
Senior |
1995 |
Sweden |
| 2 |
Senior |
1991 |
China |
| 4 |
Senior |
2007 |
China |
| 4 |
Senior |
1999 |
United States |
| 5 |
Senior |
2003 |
United States |
| European Championship |
| 2 |
Senior |
2005 |
England |
GeneralNorway qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games at the 2007 World Cup in China after powering their way through the group stage and toppling hosts China in the quarterfinals. They lost out to eventual champions Germany 3-0 in the semifinals in Tianjin, but guaranteed their spot in Beijing as Europe's second best team. The spearhead of that campaign, forward Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, is now in retirement and a new generation of players are making their way at international level with the hope of matching the team's proud achievements of the past. Football is an extremely popular sport for women in Norway and after finishing as runners-up to the United States at the 1991 World Cup, they went one step further at the 1995 World Cup exacting their revenge on the United States in the semifinals before beating Germany 2-0 to become world champions. More glory followed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as their rivalry with the United States was re-opened in a tense gold medal decider at the Sydney Football Stadium. Dagny Mellgren scored a dramatic golden goal to secure the gold medals with a 3-2 scoreline. They never got the chance to defend their title at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece after a quarterfinal exit at the 2003 World Cup and so will be keen to prove they can still compete at the top level in Beijing. Hopes will rest on the form of talented midfielder Solveig Gulbrandsen and plenty of the determination Norway's football teams are renowned for.
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The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.
Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup 2006 and FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
- All Placings at FIFA U-20 World Cup and FIFA U-17 World Cup
- All Placings at Continental Championships
Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- All Placings at Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup
- All Placings at FIFA U-20 World Cup and FIFA U-17 World Cup