England’s next World Cup opponents Norway hit by sickness after giving players ‘almost free rein’ to party in the US after beating Brazil

It was reported that the Norwegian national team fell ill before the World Cup quarter-final against England on Saturday.

The Vikings booked their place in the last eight with a 2-1 win over Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil in New Jersey on Sunday.

It was a result that sparked jubilant scenes at MetLife Stadium, where the Norwegians performed their signature song ‘Viking Row’ with thousands of fans packed into the stands.

Afterwards, manager Stale Solbakken gave a passionate speech in the dressing room, describing the win as ‘the best in Norwegian history’, as an ecstatic Erling Haaland stood topless next to him.

“We had a plan, which you followed perfectly,” he said. ‘We had game winners on both ends of the field. ‘I just told them, Erling, you can all go out tonight.’

But after their scalp in Brazil and the ensuing night, Norway is reportedly reeling from fatigue and a fitness scare.

Martin Odegaard took a nice photo with his wife in the stands

Erling Haaland looked very happy in the locker room after the team were told they could go out for the night.

The Scandinavians have traveled thousands of kilometers since landing in North America last month. Beginning their campaign in Boston, the Vikings flew to New Jersey, then back to Boston, then to Dallas. Meanwhile, the last 16 match against Brazil was played in New Jersey.

And according to the Norwegian outlet mountainbladetAll this jet-setting took its toll on the team.

Crystal Palace forward Jorgen Strand Larsen missed the opening match of the tournament due to illness, while Marcus Holmgren Pedersen could not play in the match against Brazil due to an error. Meanwhile, coach Solbakken was seen coughing violently at a press conference following Norway’s 4-1 defeat against France.

Solbakken admitted this week that all the traveling could really hurt the team.

‘All we had was Jorgen, who had a fever,’ he said. ‘But then there was some coughing and wheezing scattered all over the place.

‘But there’s air conditioning, flights, changing rooms and all that. ‘There are over 50 of us, so it would be weird if someone didn’t show up.’

Norway will travel south to Miami later today from their base in Greensboro, North Carolina, giving them more than four days to prepare for Saturday’s clash with England.

Before this tournament, the Norwegians had not advanced past the group stages of a major tournament and will play a team 15 places above them in the semi-finals.

The Norwegians will travel to Miami today ahead of their match against England.

Solbakken said: ‘We need to study England but obviously we have seen them in their previous games in the tournament and they will be very strong opponents but hopefully it will be a very even and tight match.’

The Three Lions go into the game with a historic 3-2 win at Azteca Stadium on Monday, led by Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane.

Thomas Tuchel’s team will be without Jarell Quansah, who received a red card due to injury against Mexico and Jordan Henderson. It is not yet known whether Reece James will be able to recover from the blow in time.

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