{"id":336627,"date":"2026-07-11T04:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T04:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/336627\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T04:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T04:32:30","slug":"ro-norwegian-fans-fill-miami-beach-ahead-of-world-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/336627\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Ro!’: Norwegian fans fill Miami Beach ahead of World Cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of Norway\u2019s quarterfinal World Cup match against England at Miami Stadium, hundreds of Norwegian fans swarmed Miami Beach to toast their team and showcase their ‘Ro’ chant to the city. <\/p>\n

Dressed in bright red shirts and horned Viking hats, they sat in the middle of Ocean Drive to demonstrate the iconic rowing celebration<\/a> that’s been seen in stadiums and, well, everywhere they go this summer. <\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/p>\n

Golden retriever dressed as Erling Haaland in Miami Beach on July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

This is Norway\u2019s first World Cup appearance in 28 years, and the first time the country\u2019s team has reached the quarterfinal in the tournament\u2019s history. With star striker Erling Haaland in great form and receiving global recognition, Norway\u2019s team has become immensely popular in the U.S. over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n

Likewise, the national team’s fans have won hearts \u2014 and social media \u2014 with their spirit, culture and energy as they have traveled to each city that their team has played in. <\/p>\n

Now, they say they’re excited to explore South Florida and, hopefully, beat the English team.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Stickers, swaps and bragging rights: The World Cup tradition bringing South Florida fans together<\/a><\/p>\n

Teodor Larsen Skalleberg came to the South Beach celebration wearing a Norway flag around his waist. This is the first time that his country has made it to a World Cup during his lifetime, so he has been to all of their matches this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u200aI’ve been waiting my whole life, but we’re feeling very confident,\u201d said Skalleberg. \u201cI feel like the fans are a big part of it. You can see the players after the game, they really appreciate us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past month in the United States, he said he has found the Americans to be very welcoming hosts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we heard from the Americans was that they really like the way we behave ourselves. Even though we still can make the streets crazy, we still treat people well,\u201d said Skalleberg.<\/p>\n

\"Norwegian<\/p>\n

Norwegian fans Per Arne Fredheim (left) and Sascha-Benno Klatza (right) in Miami Beach on July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

And crazy, the streets were: hundreds danced, sang and swayed Norway flags along Ocean Drive, filling up every restaurant seat near the 5th Street intersection. Their cheers culminated in the \u2018Ro\u2019 chant, where over a hundred Norway fans sat in the street and rowed to the beat of a drum, mimicking their Viking ancestors.<\/p>\n

Even amidst the heatwave, and even if they had to take off their Viking helmets to cool down, the Norwegians were still excited to explore Miami.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to be in Miami,\u201d said Sascha-Benno Klatza. \u201cJust the city and the coastline, all the beaches\u2026 It\u2019s like what you see in the movies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Between Klatzka and his friend Per Arne Fredheim, they have attended all of Norway\u2019s World Cup matches. Klatzka saw them play against Iraq in Boston, and Fredheim caught the matches against Cote d\u2019Ivoire in Dallas and against Brazil in New York.<\/p>\n

They have enjoyed seeing people from across countries and cultures root for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI absolutely love [the recognition],\u201d said Fredheim. \u201cNorwegians are a lovable people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the headline-grabbing Viking chants and goal-scoring prowess of Haaland, they stress that it’s been a team effort. <\/p>\n

\u200a\u201d\u200aIt’s super easy to just see Haaland. He’s the player of the match so often, but last game against Brazil, there were so many key players like \u00d8rjan Nyland, our goalkeeper, so don’t overlook the rest,\u201d said Klatzka. \u201cNothing has been as it is today without the whole squad or with the coach.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of Norway\u2019s quarterfinal World Cup match against England at Miami Stadium, hundreds of Norwegian fans swarmed Miami…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-336627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}