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Norway's star striker, Erling Haaland, embraced the role of captain, leading his teammates in the famous "Viking Row" celebration after their monumental 2-1 triumph over Brazil. The forward, whose two goals propelled his nation to a historic World Cup quarter-final, headed straight to the section with the Scandinavian supporters immediately after the final whistle.
Haaland seized the supporters' large drum to set the rhythm for the iconic ritual. To his powerful beats, the Norwegian footballers sat in a line on the grass in front of the stands and began to synchronously mimic rowing a longship. At the same moment, the fans in the stands caught the rhythm, repeating the exact same arm movements.
With each stroke of the imaginary oars, the entire stand erupted in perfect synchronicity with powerful shouts of "Row! Row!" (from Norwegian – "Row!"). Footage of Haaland dictating the victorious northern march on the pitch instantly went viral across social media.
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