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Norwegian parliament gets behind World Cup team with fans' Viking rowing display

The Norwegian parliament participated in a Viking rowing display inspired by the behavior of Norwegian football fans during the World Cup. The event took place following Norway's 4-1 victory over Iraq and was intended to show national unity and support for the team. The display occurred during a parliamentary session and involved members of both major parties.

June 18 : World Cup fever has spread as far as the Norwegian parliament, where elected representatives performed a recreation of Viking rowing that has been made famous by the country's soccer fans attending the tournament across the Atlantic.

Before, during and after Norway's 4-1 win over Iraq in Boston, the country's red-clad fans, many of them wearing Viking helmets, were pictured rowing in unison in bars, on public transport and even on escalators around the stadium as they embraced the heritage of their seafaring Scandinavian forefathers.

Thursday's parliamentary session was briefly interrupted when the speaker suggested that the members repeat the fans' rowing action to show the nation's support for the ongoing campaign, and the parliamentarians responded enthusiastically in a cross-party display of unity.

Norway's next World Cup Group I outing is against Senegal on June 22, where they will be hoping to plunder another victory that will see them through to the knockout stage.

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Channel NewsAsia (CNA)Party-alignedCenter2 days ago
Norwegian parliament gets behind World Cup team with fans' Viking rowing display

The Norwegian parliament participated in a Viking rowing display inspired by the behavior of Norwegian football fans during the World Cup. The event took place following Norway's 4-1 victory over Iraq and was intended to show national unity and support for the team. The display occurred during a parliamentary session and involved members of both major parties.

Bias read (Center): The article covers a sports-related event with no political implications. It describes a cultural display by Norwegian parliamentarians and fans without taking a stance or showing bias toward any political group or ideology.