Norway’s Football Team Performed The Iconic “Viking Row” With Their Fans At The World Cup
Ødegaard started drumming, with Haaland leading his teammates rowing alongside the fans.
Norway's national football team performed the country’s iconic “Viking Row” with their fans after beating Senegal to reach the round of 32 at the World Cup.
The “Viking Row” is a synchronized and rhythmic chant where thousands of fans move in unison, imitating Viking rowers on a ship.
Fans performed the chant during Norway’s friendly match against Sweden on June 1, with several clips going viral.
As Norwegian fans arrived in the US for the World Cup, they kept it going, rowing on escalators in Boston and filling Times Square in New York City with the chant before games.
On Monday, June 22, Norway’s team, led by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Arsenal midfielder Martin Ødegaard, beat Senegal 3-2 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in their second match of the tournament.
The win meant Norway secured its place in the round of 32 in its first World Cup since 1998, ending a 28-year wait.
After the final whistle, Haaland, Ødegaard, their teammates and even their coach Ståle Solbakken gathered on the pitch in front of the Norwegian fans section.
Ødegaard started drumming, with Haaland leading his teammates rowing alongside the fans.
Haaland said he had seen the chant go viral online and that Ødegaard had asked him before the match whether the team should join in if they won, according to ESPN.
"I said, 'If we win, let's do it, why not?'" Haaland said.
Norway still has a match to play in the group stage on Friday, June 26, against France, but they will qualify either way the knockout stage as the team has won against Iraq and Senegal.
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