Norwegian fans take dawn World Cup party to palace gates to wake the King

Wild overnight celebrations erupted across Norway as the men’s national team secured qualification to the World Cup knockout stages and a tide of elated supporters headed to the palace of 89-year-old King Harald V to see if he would join their party.

OSLO — Wild overnight celebrations erupted across Norway as the men’s national team secured qualification to the World Cup knockout stages and a tide of elated supporters headed to the palace of 89-year-old King Harald V to see if he would join their party.

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Despite the match ending at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Norwegian supporters took to the streets to party after seeing their team qualify for the last 32 after a thriller 3-2 win against Senegal in the second round match of Group I.

Football fever engulfed Oslo, with the capital full of people celebrating the win, even though Tuesday is a normal workday.