Haaland’s Norway receive heroes’ welcome in Oslo after World Cup exit

A assemblage of much than 100,000, an open-top autobus parade and a royal reception welcomed backmost the Norwegian World Cup squad.

More than ‌‌100,000 fans flooded the streets of the Norwegian ⁠⁠capital, Oslo, to springiness their shot squad a heroes’ welcome, turning the heartbreak of their FIFA World Cup exit ⁠⁠into a immense nationalist celebration.

A 2-1 extra-time defeat by England connected Saturday brought Norway’s historical tally to an extremity successful ⁠⁠the quarterfinals, shattering the Nordics’ dreams of a semifinal berth. However, it did not halt the state from celebrating its heroes.

Massive crowds nether the Norwegian summertime prima filled the grounds of the Royal ‌‌Palace aboriginal connected Monday afternoon, with an unofficial turnout estimated astatine much than 100,000 people.

The Norway squad touched down to a accepted h2o cannon salute earlier commencing their homecoming parade successful the capital.

The enactment of supporters rapidly packed the palace quadrate earlier stretching acold down the main street, ⁠⁠Karl Johans gate, arsenic the squad archetypal ⁠⁠attended an assemblage with King Harald.

The squad past stepped retired to greet the fans, with the Royal Guard lasting astatine attraction down them.

Striker Erling Haaland was ⁠⁠noticeably absent from the last signifier of the celebrations, having near early.

His departure meant ⁠⁠he missed joining his teammates connected the ⁠⁠palace steps for 1 past “Viking row” with the tens of thousands of fans gathered below, which was led by Crown Prince Haakon connected the drums.

“Erling ‌‌and Sander [Berge] had to drawback their level arsenic our travel from the US was delayed 4 hours,” manager Stale Solbakken said, ‌‌as ‌‌the squad prepared to proceed the celebrations successful an unfastened autobus parade astir Oslo.