OSLO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Norway's national football team announced its 26-man squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, with Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland leading the roster.
Having participated in the World Cup three times in 1938, 1994 and 1998, Norway finished the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with eight wins out of eight and an astonishing record of 37 goals scored.
Besides Haaland, head coach Stale Solbakken also called up Arsenal's midfielder Martin Odegaard, Atletico Madrid's target man Alexander Sorloth, RB Leipzig's starlet Antonio Nusa and Jens Petter Hauge who has shown fine form for Bodo/Glimt.
According to the schedule, Norway will kick off its Group I campaign with Iraq, followed by a match against Senegal, before an eye-catching clash with France.
Following is Norway's World Cup squad:
Goalkeepers
Orjan Haskjold Nyland
Egil Selvik
Sander Tangvik
Defenders
Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer
Fredrik Bjorkan
Henrik Falchener
Sondre Langas
Torbjorn Heggem
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Julian Ryerson
David Moller Wolfe
Leo Ostigard
Midfielders
Thelonious Aasgaard
Fredrik Aursnes
Patrick Berg
Sander Berge
Oscar Bobb
Jens Petter Hauge
Antonio Nusa
Andreas Schjelderup
Morten Thorsby
Kristian Thorstvedt
Martin Odegaard
Forwards
Erling Haaland
Jorgen Strand Larsen
Alexander Sorloth
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