Supporters greet Norway national football team at Slottsplassen in Oslo on July 13, 2026. (Photo by Hans O. Torgersen / NTB / AFP) / NORWAY OUT
Around 90,000 people welcomed back Norway’s players to Oslo on Monday after they returned home from making a historic run to the World Cup quarter-finals.
Erling Haaland’s side were knocked out of the tournament on Saturday after losing 2-1 to England in extra-time in the last eight in Miami, their best result in the competition.
The crowd packed the square in front of the royal palace in Norway’s capital city as the squad arrived and performed the now-famous “Viking Row”
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, the heir apparent to the country of 5.6 million’s throne, led the celebration with a drum — he was also present at the defeat in Miami.
