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Norway Beats Senegal 3-2, Joins Fans in Viking Row Celebration
Norway defeated Senegal 3-2 on Monday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, securing a spot in the World Cup knockout stage. Players and staff joined supporters in performing the viral Viking Row chant after the match.
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Norway defeated Senegal 3-2 on Monday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The result secured Norway's place in the World Cup knockout stage. Norway fans had performed the Viking Row chant at the team's first two matches of the tournament in Boston and New York City.
The chant involves sitting in a Viking longboat formation and rowing in time with a drum, modeled after Iceland's 2016 Viking Clap.
Haaland scored twice against Senegal, bringing his tournament total to four goals. He is competing with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane for the Golden Boot award. Haaland told Fox Sports after the match that he saw the chant online and that it had gone viral.
He said teammate Martin Ødegaard asked before the game whether the players should join in, and Haaland replied that they would if Norway won. After the final whistle, Haaland, teammates and coach Ståle Solbakken went into the stands at MetLife Stadium and joined supporters in the chant.
Norway will finish at least second in Group I.
The team plays France on Friday in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in a match that will decide the group winner. Haaland said he is not focused on that game. "They're probably going to win against us, they're probably going to win the whole tournament," he told reporters.
Haaland has scored in every competitive match for Norway since October 2024, a streak of 12 games and 24 goals. Solbakken said after the match that the chant is fun for fans but that the team will not continue it after the tournament.
