Fans celebrated Norway's historic World Cup run despite its quarter-final loss to England on July 12, but a video appearing to show Norwegian fans performing the "Viking row" on an airport baggage carousel is AI-generated. The clip contains visual errors indicative of synthetic content and was traced to an account that uses AI to create content.

"One last Viking Row: Norway's World Cup journey is over, but the fans marked the moment with one final Viking row at the airport," reads part of a Chinese-language Instagram post on July 12, 2026.

The post, which garnered more than 51,000 likes, goes on to say that the team earned everyone's respect, with hashtags including "FIFA World Cup" and "Haaland".

A 13-second video shared alongside the post shows a group of fans in Norway jerseys, hats and scarves, performing the "Viking row" on what appears to be an airport carousel while a crowd of onlookers watched on.

Text overlaid on the video reads "Norwegian fans perform the 'Viking row' one last time — showing they can take a loss in stride while standing firm to the very end."

The clip circulated in Chinese and multiple other languages across social media platforms after Erling Haaland's side lost 2-1 to England in extra time in the World Cup quarter-finals in Miami — their best result in the competition after a 28-year absence (archived here and here ).

Social media users commented that "the Norwegian team with the best sportsmanship" and "they had a great time in all games."

"I appreciate them. They lost the game, but super classy and loving," another comment reads.

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