More than 100,000 fans lined the streets of Oslo to welcome home Norway's national football team on Monday, turning a quarterfinal defeat into a nationwide celebration. The squad, which lost 2-1 to England in extra time on Saturday, was greeted with a water cannon salute on arrival, a royal audience with King Harald, and an open-top bus parade through the city centre before Crown Prince Haakon led the crowd in a "Viking row" — a synchronised arm-swinging chant popularised by Icelandic and Scandinavian football supporters — on the steps of the Royal Palace. Star striker Erling Haaland missed the final ceremony on the palace steps, having departed early to catch a flight after the team's return from the United States was delayed by four hours, according to coach Stale Solbakken.