Norway's men's football team is playing at the World Cup for the first time in 28 years - football fever is sweeping the neighboring country. According to TV2, nearly 1.5 million Norwegians watched as superstar Erling Braut Haaland scored twice against Iraq in Norway's 4-1 opening victory overnight in Norway.
Never before have we experienced such football fever and national unity, says sports editor Vegard Jansen Hagen on TV2.
The match at Boston Stadium started at midnight local time in Norway, and an average of 1.3 million viewers watched the entire match, with a peak of 1.47 million, according to TV2.
There are just over 5.2 million inhabitants in Norway.
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