Martin Ødegaard
Norway
MID
Age
27
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0
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About Martin Ødegaard
Martin Ødegaard is the captain of Norway's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Ståle Solbakken's final 26. The Arsenal midfielder is 27 at kick-off and brings 67 senior caps and 4 international goals into the squad, heading to his first World Cup.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway reached the finals by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with their captain Ødegaard at the heart of the 26 that Solbakken named for the finals.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway reached the finals by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with their captain Ødegaard at the heart of the 26 that Solbakken named for the finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Ødegaard is Norway's captain and a creative central midfielder for Arsenal, and for Norway he has 4 goals in 67 senior caps. A central midfielder plays in the middle of the pitch, linking defence with attack, and that is the role Ødegaard fills for his country.
He captains the side and is named in Norway's 26 for the 2026 World Cup. Ødegaard goes to the finals as Norway's captain and a central midfielder in that squad.
He captains the side and is named in Norway's 26 for the 2026 World Cup. Ødegaard goes to the finals as Norway's captain and a central midfielder in that squad.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Martin Ødegaard's first. Named as captain of Norway's final 26, the midfielder reaches a senior World Cup for the first time, with no previous senior World Cup appearances. He arrives with 4 goals in 67 senior caps for Norway.
Ødegaard leads a Norway side that qualified by winning UEFA Group I, sealing their place on 16 November 2025, and he travels to the finals as his country's captain.
Ødegaard leads a Norway side that qualified by winning UEFA Group I, sealing their place on 16 November 2025, and he travels to the finals as his country's captain.
National Team
Norway
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Ødegaard gives Norway creativity from central midfield, an Arsenal playmaker and the national captain, and 4 goals from 67 caps. Norway stand as a £17m card in Tier 3, a card graded within the game's £200m card budget, as their Group I run begins in the opening week.
Ødegaard takes that creative central-midfield role into the finals, Norway's captain in Ståle Solbakken's 26 as they open their Group I campaign against Iraq.
Ødegaard takes that creative central-midfield role into the finals, Norway's captain in Ståle Solbakken's 26 as they open their Group I campaign against Iraq.
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Ødegaard at the 2026 World Cup
Ødegaard is the captain of Ståle Solbakken's 26-man Norway squad for the 2026 World Cup, a creative midfielder for Arsenal. At 27 he brings 67 caps to a Norway side opening their Group I campaign in June.
Picking Norway in Goal Rush
Norway's squad includes Ødegaard, a midfielder from Arsenal. Norway are placed as a £17m side in Tier 3. In Group I they meet Iraq first.
Martin Ødegaard World Cup 2026 FAQs
For the group stage, Norway stand as a Tier 3 option worth £17m. Ødegaard, an Arsenal midfielder, earns a place with Norway, part of Norway's Group I group-stage squad.
Ødegaard is a midfielder and Norway's captain, a creative central midfielder with 67 caps. He plays his club football for Arsenal and is part of Ståle Solbakken's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Ødegaard's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, leading Norway to the tournament for the first time as captain after his place in the 26-man squad was confirmed.
Ødegaard plays his club football for Arsenal. He captains Norway in Ståle Solbakken's final 26, with the team opening their Group I campaign against Iraq in mid-June, the first of three group games.
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