Norway just released their official 2026 World Cup team photo — and the internet has completely lost its mind.
Every single player is dressed head-to-toe in authentic Viking warrior attire. Shields, swords, longships, and a dramatic Oslo fjord in the background. No airplane steps. No tracksuits. Just 26 footballers looking like they sailed out of the ninth century.
The photo is titled "The Vikings Are Coming."
It was shot by renowned British photographer David Yarrow, who privately secured a beach near Oslo and transformed it into a full Viking camp. The idea actually started back in 2023, when Yarrow first photographed Erling Haaland alone in Viking dress, waist-deep in a fjord. The photographer later said: "If you had to choose one sportsperson in the world that doesn't need much hair and makeup to look like a Viking, it's Erling Haaland."
One small detail that makes this even better — captain Martin Ødegaard couldn't make the shoot. He was busy winning the Champions League final with Arsenal in Budapest that day. So Yarrow photographed him separately afterward and digitally added him into the frame. Even the clouds matched.
The numbers behind this team are absurd. Haaland scored 16 goals in just eight qualifying matches — the most of any player across all of European qualifying. Norway won every single one of those eight games, including two victories over Italy: 3-0 in Oslo and 4-1 at the San Siro. Italy, a four-time world champion, will not be at this World Cup. Norway will.
They haven't been to a World Cup since 1998. That's a 28-year wait.
At the tournament, they face Iraq, Senegal, and France in the group stage — with their final game setting up a direct battle between Haaland and Kylian Mbappé.
The Vikings are not just coming. They're already here.
[INFO] #BTS Dominates 'The City' on the Largest Scale in Las Vegas History..Super Bowl & F1 Level
BTS has taken over the largest entertainment city in the USA with their global campaign, 'BTS THE CITY ARIRANG - LAS VEGAS'
According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau, excluding mega sports events such as the Super Bowl and Formula One (F1), #BTS is the first group to undergo a 'City-wide Activation,' where the entire city mobilizes for a single artist.
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BTS is set to release their hidden track “Come Over (prod. SUGA)” digitally on June 12.
— Rapper SUGA is credited for production, songwriting, synths, guitar, bass, drums, and programming, further highlighting his artistry.
During the Rosary for peace in the Vatican Gardens, Pope Leo XIV reminded everyone present and praying around the world that all people must do their part to achieve peace. It must start with “small but important things, abstaining from every form of verbal or physical violence in daily life and also on social media.”
[[NEWS] #BTS has successfully completed the first leg of their ARIRANG tour in North America with a total audience of approximately 840k people! 🔥
According to their agency, Big Hit Music, the North American leg included 15 shows in five cities: El Paso, Tampa, Mexico City, Stanford, and Las Vegas.
Gloss and Runch Randa probably wouldn’t believe you if you told them they’d be taking a picture with Busta Rhymes after winning Artist of the Year at the AMAs
THATS WHY THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL THEY MADE IT WITH LOVE 😭💜
🐻🐯: we tasted them carefully...
🐱: and we decided on the details.
What do you think makes the BTS OREO so special?
🐱: The flavor is definitely nice. If I had to choose between this and the original, l'd probably pick this one.
🐥: Yeah, this flavor is more special.
🐱: Yeah
🐻🐯: But BTS OREO was made by BTS, right?
🐿️: That's what makes it special.
🐻🐯: we tasted them carefully...
🐱: and we decided on the details.
Honored to be an @AMAs winner 🎶 Thank you ARMY for your continued love & support❤️
Check out the show on demand now on @ParamountPlus!
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BTS finishes Stanford Stadium with the biggest attendance of all time by a music act, surpassing Coldplay with 155,304 in attendance across 3 shows sold out at this venue. This is also the biggest attendance the city has ever hosted.
This event also makes their shows the biggest attendance by an Asian act across the entire Bay Area.
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#BTS
#BTS_WORLDTOUR
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🐨: But since he was running so much, Yoongi hyung said he wanted to run a marathon.
🐥: And he did go, right?
🐨: Yeah, he actually went and did it.
🐿️: And on the day of the concert—
🐨: On the actual day!
🐿️: Yeah, on the day of the concert, in the morning, he woke up at 6:00 AM. Apparently, there was a really famous marathon happening around that area. So he went to do it, and it was over 10km...
🐨: It was 12km.
ARMY, get ready! @bts_bighit is making a special appearance LIVE at the #AMAs 👀
🗓️ Monday, May 25 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT
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📍 @MGMGrand in Las Vegas
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Madonna, Shakira and BTS will co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup™ Final Halftime Show at the New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19.
Curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin and produced by Global Citizen, the show will raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, improving access to quality education and football for children around the world. https://t.co/gOGBXOrPJO