MATCH TOMORROW. SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE TOURNAMENT ARE IN THAT GAME TOMORROW. MR. SOCCER, MR. WORLD CUP DAVID BIENICK JOINS US LIVE AT THE BOSTON FAN FEST RIGHT NOW. DAVID GOOD EVENING. ED. YEAH, YOU MENTIONED THAT BOTH OF THESE TEAMS HAVE ALREADY ADVANCED TO THE NEXT ROUND, BUT TOMORROW’S MATCH IN FOXBOROUGH IS ABOUT A LOT MORE THAN BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR FRANCE AND NORWAY. THIS MATCH WILL DETERMINE THEIR POSITIONS IN THE BRACKETS FOR THE UPCOMING KNOCKOUT ROUND. NEW. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER AND MOVING AS ONE NORWAY FANS PERFORM THEIR NOW FAMOUS VIKING CHANT ON THE BOSTON WATERFRONT. AND THE MAN CREDITED WITH INVENTING THE CHANT KNOWN AS MR. RO-RO SAID BACK HOME, IT’S BECOME A NATIONAL OBSESSION. PEOPLE ARE ROLLING OUTSIDE OF THE CASTLE TO GET THE NORWEGIAN KING TO ROLL, AND EVERYBODY SAID, WE WANT TO SEE THE NORWEGIAN KING ROLL. IT’S JUST CRAZY. EARLIER, TEAM NORWAY ARRIVED AT THEIR HOTEL OFF COPLEY SQUARE, AND THIS NORWEGIAN FAMILY WAS INVITED OVER THE BARRICADES TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THE PLAYERS. AND I GOT SOME SIGNINGS ON MY CAPS ALSO. WOW. WHO SIGNED YOUR CAP? AND YOU SAW AND HOLLAND ARE. BLUE. SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. FRANCE FANS ARE ALSO PRACTICING THEIR STADIUM CHANTS OUTSIDE THE HOTEL, WHERE THEIR TEAM HAS BEEN STAYING SINCE THE START OF THE WORLD CUP. THE FRENCH EXPLAIN WHY THEIR TEAM JERSEY IS A SHADE OF LIGHT GREEN AND THIS COLOR IS FOR THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, AND IT’S VERY SPECIAL FOR THIS WORLD CUP. AND ALONG WITH NORWAY AND FRANCE, FANS ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME GERMANY JERSEYS AROUND TOWN. THEY’RE STARTING TO ARRIVE FOR THEIR MATCH IN FOXBOROUGH ON
World Cup knockout round excitement builds ahead of Norway’s match against France
World Cup fever has hit Boston City Hall Plaza as fans from both Norway and France descend upon the city ahead of the team’s matchup at Boston Stadium on Friday.Norway fans performed their iconic “Viking Row” chant on the Boston waterfront, moving shoulder to shoulder in unison. Ole Frøystad, known as Mr. Row Row and credited with inventing the chant, described how it has become a national obsession in Norway. “People are rowing outside of the castle to get the Norwegian king to row. And everybody said, ‘We want to see the Norwegian king row!’ It’s just crazy,” Frøystad said. Earlier, Team Norway arrived at their hotel near Copley Square, where a Norwegian family was invited over the barricades to take pictures with the players. “And I got some signing on my cap also,” Norway fan Adas Mazeleruskas said.France fans were also seen practicing their stadium chants outside the hotel where their team has been staying since the start of the World Cup. The French explained why their jersey is a shade of light green.”And this color, it’s for the Statue of Liberty. And the jersey is very special for this World Cup,” French fan Loic Mirad said, explaining the light green shade of France’s team jersey.
World Cup fever has hit Boston City Hall Plaza as fans from both Norway and France descend upon the city ahead of the team’s matchup at Boston Stadium on Friday.
Norway fans performed their iconic “Viking Row” chant on the Boston waterfront, moving shoulder to shoulder in unison.
Ole Frøystad, known as Mr. Row Row and credited with inventing the chant, described how it has become a national obsession in Norway.
“People are rowing outside of the castle to get the Norwegian king to row. And everybody said, ‘We want to see the Norwegian king row!’ It’s just crazy,” Frøystad said.
Earlier, Team Norway arrived at their hotel near Copley Square, where a Norwegian family was invited over the barricades to take pictures with the players.
“And I got some signing on my cap also,” Norway fan Adas Mazeleruskas said.
France fans were also seen practicing their stadium chants outside the hotel where their team has been staying since the start of the World Cup.
The French explained why their jersey is a shade of light green.
“And this color, it’s for the Statue of Liberty. And the jersey is very special for this World Cup,” French fan Loic Mirad said, explaining the light green shade of France’s team jersey.