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Norway embraces Viking theme for World Cup return and provokes some debate
- Norway's fans performed a synchronized 'Viking row' during World Cup matches, wearing Viking helmets and the team's jerseys to support their team.
- Norway players participated in a dramatic photo shoot wearing authentic Viking attire, including weapons and shields, set against a fjord backdrop.
- Norway star Erling Haaland expressed excitement on social media, celebrating the team's World Cup return after 28 years.
- Some commentators criticized the Viking imagery as chauvinistic and reminiscent of neo-Nazi concerns from a decade ago.
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Norway embraces Viking theme for World Cup return and provokes some debate
Norway is leaning into the country’s Viking heritage as its star-studded men’s team containing Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard heads into a first World Cup in 28 years.
·New York, United States
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The all-time top scorer in TIL, Sigurd Rushfeldt, knows what awaits the national team when they arrive in the United States. He himself played during the World Cup in the United States 32 years ago.
·Norway
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·Budapest, Hungary
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