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Agence France-Presse

OSLO, Norway -- Around 90,000 people welcomed back Norway&#x27;s players to Oslo on Monday after they returned home from making a historic run to the World Cup quarter-finals.Erling Haaland&#x27;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.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/7/12/bellingham-heroics-edge-england-past-norway-and-into-world-cup-semis-0811">READ: England, Argentina set up World Cup showdown after quarter-final wins</a></div>The crowd packed the square in front of the royal palace in Norway&#x27;s capital city as the squad arrived around, and performed the now famous &quot;Viking Row.&quot;Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, the heir apparent to the country of 5.6 million&#x27;s throne, led the celebration with a drum -- he was also present at the defeat in Miami.&quot;It&#x27;s simply incredible to see all the support we receive and to see how much the country is behind us,&quot; captain Martin Odegaard told public broadcasters NRK.&quot;It&#x27;s really fantastic,&quot; the Arsenal playmaker added.Haaland landed in Norway earlier in the day and was pictured on his social media walking from the plane holding a stuffed racoon with a glass bottle of alcohol in its claws.Broadcaster NRK said the Manchester City striker, who scored seven goals at the World Cup, was unable to attend as he had a plane to catch.

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.

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.

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Norway receive heroes' welcome in Oslo after World Cup exit

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Published July 14, 2026 05:44 PM PHT

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