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Thousands of people gave a triumphant welcome this Monday in Oslo to the Norway national team, a quarterfinalist in the 2026 World Cup, the best result in its history.
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Nearly 90,000 fans gathered in the Nordic country's capital to celebrate the historic performance, a police official told the NTB agency.
Norway said goodbye to the World Cup on Saturday after losing to England 2-1 in overtime in the quarterfinals, after previously eliminating Brazil and Ivory Coast.
Fue la cuarta presencia en un Mundial para los Vikingos.
The Royal Palace square was packed when the Scandinavian team sat down around 9:30 PM local time (19:30 GMT) in front of the crowd to start the now-famous Viking "Ro": imitating the movements of rowing while chanting "ro" (row in Norwegian), which serves as a battle cry for the Norwegian fans and their players.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Haakon set the rhythm for the crowd and the team by playing a drum.
"It is simply incredible to see all the support we receive and the extent to which the whole country is behind us. So much joy, so many smiles and such a great atmosphere. It is really fantastic," declared the team captain, attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard, to the public channel NRK.
The team's star, goalscorer Erling Haaland, was not present at the celebrations with the public, according to NRK because he had to catch a flight.
However, he had previously attended the reception hosted by King Harald.
[Publicidad]