Norway's ​players sat on the pitch and performed the "rowing" celebration made iconic by their fans during ‌the World Cup after reaching the knockout stage with a nervy 3-2 win over Senegal.

At their first finals since 1998, red-clad Norwegian fans have been doing their Viking row in stadiums, on escalators and even in New York's Times Square, but ​it has never been more emotional or joyous than after the final whistle on Monday.

Martin Odegaard ​and Erling Haaland, whose double helped secure the win, brought the squad together to ⁠perform the row in front of the fans but they had to wait for coach Stale Solbakken, ​who sprinted up the steps in the stand at the final whistle to kiss and hug his wife.

With ​the squad sitting in rows resembling those of a Viking longboat and Solbakken squeezing into the middle behind Haaland, Odegaard began beating the drum to a joyous climax.

TV pictures showed fans back in Trondheim joining in as the celebration brought Norway ​supporters around the world together, but midfielder Patrick Berg revealed that he did not think the row was ​going to catch on.