Norway

Norway fans watch the 2026 World Cup from Oslo (CEST, UTC+2 in June). Their Group I matches kick off between 00:00 and 21:00 local time, with one prime evening slot and two overnight commitments.

What the schedule means for Norwegian fans

Central European Summer Time sits 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time in June. The Boston and New York East Coast venues translate afternoon and early-evening US kickoffs into late evening and early morning in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Stavanger.

Group I local kickoff times in Oslo

• June 16: vs Iraq at Boston. 00:00 June 17 (Oslo)
• June 22: vs Senegal at New York. 02:00 June 23 (Oslo)
• June 26: vs France at Boston. 21:00 (Oslo)

The France match is the one Norway circles

The France match on June 26 at 21:00 Oslo time is the prime slot of Norway’s group stage. France is one of the tournament favorites, and a 21:00 kickoff gives Norwegian fans a standard midweek evening match that they watch from home, cafes, and bars in cities lit by the long Scandinavian summer nights.

June in Norway means endless daylight. Oslo’s nighttime begins around 23:00 and sunrise arrives before 04:00, meaning the early-morning matches exist within a period where full darkness never settles. The midnight kickoff for Iraq and the 02:00 Senegal match occur during the brief twilight hours Norway experiences in midsummer.

Norway last appeared at a World Cup in France 1998. The return, built around Erling Haaland, is the most anticipated chapter in Norwegian football in a generation. The large Norwegian-American diaspora in Minnesota and North Dakota watches all three matches at comfortable East Coast hours.

Check Norway time for live conversions throughout the tournament. For full match previews and analysis, see whensport.com.