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Norway will face Senegal in their second 2026 FIFA World Cup match of the tournament on Monday night at the New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Several hours before the whistle blew on the pitch, Norwegian fans flocked to Times Square in the heart of New York City to give their team a proper send-off.
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Norway’s fans perform the Viking row in Times Square in New York on June 21, 2026 ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match against Senegal. (John Sibley/Reuters)
Hundreds of Norwegian fans performed “Viking Row” to offer proper support to their nation’s best soccer players. Max Bretos, the voice of Major League Soccer’s LA FC, posted a video on his X account showing the crowd of fans in Times Square.
“Imagine you’re on your way to Times Square NYC to see ‘Les Miserables’ and you fall into this…” he wrote on X.
Norway enter the Group I match in first place after a resounding victory over Iraq. The team has yet to play against France in the group stage, which is coming in its final.
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Norway’s fans perform the Viking row in Times Square, New York, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match against Senegal on June 21, 2026. (John Sibley/Reuters)
Senegal will really have to dig deep to get a point. Containing football star Erling Haaland is a mission in itself.
“Yes, Haaland, but it’s not Haaland alone,” Senegal reserve goalkeeper Mory Diaw said through an interpreter. “Haaland alone, he can’t do anything. He needs his teammates, so that’s not how we stop Haaland. It’s up to us to be prepared for the game against Norway.”
Senegal head coach Pepe Thiaw said being able to keep Norway at bay starts with neutralizing Haaland.
“Haaland obviously needs no introduction,” said Thiaw. “We have good defenders. We have very high-level defenders who have played in very high-level competitions and have come up against forwards of this caliber.”
A Norwegian fan holds a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy in Times Square, New York, on June 21, 2026, ahead of the Group I match against Senegal. (John Sibley/Reuters)
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The match begins at 8:00 PM ET.
