The Scandinavian nation returned home to a hero's welcome despite seeing their remarkable campaign come to an end on Saturday with a 2-1 extra-time defeat to England in the quarter-finals in Miami

Few expected the team to make it this far in the tournament, and the result is a nation united in euphoria around its team of Vikings.

OSLO, July 12 : While the sting of defeat by England was palpable, thousands of Norwegian fans poured onto the streets of Oslo in the early hours of Sunday to transform their…