NORWAY
The
Team
| NAME |
POSITION
|
AGE
|
CLUB |
| |
|
|
|
| Frode Grodas |
GK
|
33
|
Chelsea |
| Thomas Gill |
GK
|
22
|
NSV Duisberg |
| |
|
|
|
| Henning Berg |
D
|
28
|
Manchester United |
| Stig Inge Bjoernebye |
D
|
27
|
Liverpool |
| Dan Eggen |
D
|
27
|
Celta Vigo |
| Gunnar Halle |
D
|
32
|
Leeds United |
| Alf Inge Haaland |
D
|
25
|
Leeds United |
| Ronny Johnsen |
D
|
28
|
Manchester United |
| Roger Nilsen |
D
|
28
|
SheffieldUnited |
| |
|
|
|
| Lars Bohinen |
M
|
28
|
Blackburn Rovers |
| Jostein Flo |
M
|
23
|
Stromsgodset |
| Jahn Ivar Jakobsen |
M
|
32
|
Rosenborg |
| Tommy Larsen |
M
|
24
|
Stabaek |
| Oyvind Leonhardsen |
M
|
27
|
Liverpool |
| Erik Mykland |
M
|
26
|
Panathinaikos |
| Odd Inge Olsen |
M
|
28
|
Molde |
| Kjetil Rekdal |
M
|
29
|
Hertha Berlin |
| Petter Rudi |
M
|
24
|
Sheffield Wednesday |
| Bent Skammelsrud |
M
|
31
|
Rosenborg |
| Stale Solbakken |
M
|
29
|
Wimbledon |
| |
|
|
|
| Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
F
|
24
|
Manchester United |
| Frank Strandli |
F
|
25
|
Panathinaikos |
| Egil Ostenstad |
F
|
25
|
Southampton |
| Havard Flo |
F
|
27
|
Werder Bremen |
| Tore Andre Flo |
F
|
24
|
Chelsea |
The
Coach
Coach EGIL OLSEN has helped
transform Norwegian soccer froma backwater of part-timers playing in an
out-of-the-way league, to World Cup finalists. Not once, but twice
and he has done it by adding technical skills and discipline to traditional
kick-and-run tactics. The new generation of Olsen trained players
have been snapped up by elite foreign clubs, in turn enriching Norway's
pool of top players. Since Olsen, 55, took charge in 1990, Norway
have won 42, drawn 22 and lost just 15 of 79 games. He says he could
well quit the international team after the World Cup and has been linked
with a move to Wimbledon in England, now part-owned by two Norwegian businessmen.
Universally known as "Drillo" in Norway, a nickname inspired by his skills
st dribbing when he was a player himself, Olsen has an intellectual approach
to the sport, studying videos of his opponents to probe for weaknesses.
He has brought a professional approach to the game in Norway. And
the players have responded in kind.
How
They Qualified
Europe
Group 3
| Norway - Azerbaijan |
5 - 0
|
| Norway - Hungaria |
3 - 0
|
| Switzerland - Norway |
0 - 1
|
| Norway - Finland |
1 - 1
|
| Hungaria - Norway |
1 - 1
|
| Finland - Norway |
0 - 4
|
| Azerbaijan - Norway |
0 - 1
|
| Norway - Switzerland |
5 - 0
|
Final
Table
| |
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Pts
|
| Norway |
8
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
2
|
20
|
| Hungary |
8
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
10
|
8
|
12
|
| Finland |
8
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
| Switzerland |
8
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
11
|
12
|
10
|
| Azerbaijan |
8
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
22
|
3
|
World
Cup Record
|
1938
|
1st Round
|
|
1994
|
1st Round
|