{"id":15536,"date":"2026-06-16T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15536"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:02:10","slug":"norway-embraces-viking-theme-for-world-cup-return-and-provokes-some-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15536","title":{"rendered":"Norway embraces Viking theme for World Cup return and provokes some debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p><strong>By STEVE DOUGLAS and KYLE HIGHTOWER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) \u2014 First it was their fans performing a synchronized \u201cViking row\u201d in the stands at matches.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15530\">Enjoy free World Cup watch parties around Southern California<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then it was their players donning authentic Viking attire, complete with weapons, shields and long boats, to the backdrop of a fjord for a moody, dramatic photo shoot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA dream 28 years in the making\u2026 let\u2019s do this!\u201d Norway star Erling Haaland wrote on the X platform Monday, reposting the photo of the team along with one of his father, Alfie Haaland, competing for the national team in the 1994 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Norway is leaning into the country\u2019s centuries-old history as its star-studded men\u2019s team, containing Haaland and Martin Odegaard, heads into a first World Cup in 28 years.<\/p>\n<p>It has created plenty of excitement and debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an ask or a question from the (photographers),\u201d Norway manager Stale Solbakken said Monday in advance of his team\u2019s World Cup opener against Iraq. \u201cThe players wanted me to do it. They were positive. The federation was positive. And I was average positive. And then we did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Norway's Erling Haaland arrives during a training session.\" class=\"wp-image-15532\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f6d39ac39c0f6cf5e192f56010b94147-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f6d39ac39c0f6cf5e192f56010b94147-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f6d39ac39c0f6cf5e192f56010b94147-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f6d39ac39c0f6cf5e192f56010b94147-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f6d39ac39c0f6cf5e192f56010b94147-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f6d39ac39c0f6cf5e192f56010b94147.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland arrives during a training session ahead of the World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Norwegian fan reacts ahead of the Women's World Cup Group A soccer match.\" class=\"wp-image-15533\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9637618e7d6882836192a9472e102c48-1024x645.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9637618e7d6882836192a9472e102c48-1024x645.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9637618e7d6882836192a9472e102c48-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9637618e7d6882836192a9472e102c48-768x484.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9637618e7d6882836192a9472e102c48-1536x968.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9637618e7d6882836192a9472e102c48.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>FILE \u2013 A Norwegian fan reacts ahead of the Women\u2019s World Cup Group A soccer match between Norway and Nigeria at stadium Auguste Delaune in Reims, France, Saturday, June 8, 2019. (AP Photo\/Alessandra Tarantino, File)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Norway head coach Stale Solbakken talks to the media.\" class=\"wp-image-15534\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ecb70b4ed6828af4aa93799f9dbaaf2-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ecb70b4ed6828af4aa93799f9dbaaf2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ecb70b4ed6828af4aa93799f9dbaaf2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ecb70b4ed6828af4aa93799f9dbaaf2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ecb70b4ed6828af4aa93799f9dbaaf2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ecb70b4ed6828af4aa93799f9dbaaf2.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Norway head coach Stale Solbakken talks to the media during a news conference ahead of the World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Norway's Erling Haaland smiles during a training session.\" class=\"wp-image-15535\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/828774420c72264be97a55e8d295530c-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/828774420c72264be97a55e8d295530c-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/828774420c72264be97a55e8d295530c-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/828774420c72264be97a55e8d295530c-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/828774420c72264be97a55e8d295530c-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/828774420c72264be97a55e8d295530c.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland smiles during a training session ahead of the World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland arrives during a training session ahead of the World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>It could be the new \u201cthunder clap\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>The Norway fan routine sees lines of supporters, wearing Viking helmets and the team\u2019s red-and-blue jerseys, rowing in unison, forward and backward, to the steady beat of a drum.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Expect it to catch the eye at the World Cup in Norway\u2019s group games at Foxborough, Massachusetts (against Iraq and France) and in New Jersey (against Senegal).<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15528\">Freebie of the week: Worldwide Make Music Day takes place in cities around SoCal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It could potentially have a similar impact to the \u201cthunder clap\u201d performed by Iceland\u2019s fans at the European Championship in 2016 that resonated around the world and has since been used by many other sports teams.<\/p>\n<h4>One critic says the photo is \u201cchauvinistic\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>The Norwegian soccer federation commissioned British photographer David Yarrow to take the Viking snap, and he said in an interview with The Athletic he knew \u201cit might get some criticism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yarrow was right.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as sparking wonder for its breathtaking backdrop and creativity, it also is regarded by some as controversial for harking back to a time \u2014 in the 800s and 900s \u2014 when Norwegian Vikings conducted raids featuring looting and pillaging.<\/p>\n<p>One commentator, Markus Slettholm from daily paper Morgenbladet, said the photo was chauvinistic and \u201ca bit reminiscent of what neo-Nazis were concerned with 10 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Solbakken doesn\u2019t see the fuss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many bigger and more difficult topics,\u201d he said before the World Cup. \u201cI can\u2019t afford to waste time on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yarrow previously worked with Haaland in a solo photo shoot.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC reported that sales of the Viking-themed team photo will raise funds for Norwegian charities.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15526\">Indiana becomes the latest state to receive flexibility from Trump on federal education spending<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Douglas reported from Sundsvall, Sweden.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>AP World Cup coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norway is leaning into its Viking heritage as its men\u2019s team containing Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard heads heads into the World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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