\n\tOSLO: Norway\u2019s famed \u201crow\u201d celebration may be one of the viral sensations of the World Cup in North America, but fans in the capital of Oslo might need their waterproofs when their side take on \u200cEngland in \u200cthe quarter-finals on Saturday if forecast \u200cheavy \u2060rains arrive.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s \u2060five games so far at the tournament have seen tens of thousands of fans in Norway gathering outdoors to watch, with supporters packing streets and squares to cheer on their side and celebrate together as they contest their first men\u2019s World Cup \u2060since 1998.<\/p>\n
However, a weather warning issued \u200con Friday morning for \u200cthe south-east of the country has authorities and fans alike \u200cscrambling to review their arrangements for Norway\u2019s biggest \u200cWorld Cup game since the country\u2019s women won the 1995 final.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaturday afternoon and early evening, locally heavy rain showers with thunder are expected,\u201d the Norwegian Meteorological Institute said \u200cin a \u2018yellow\u2019 weather warning. \u201cIn some places, more than 20 mm may fall in \u2060an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere \u2060is a risk of stormwater in densely populated areas, and water penetrating basements. Risk of local flooding, changes in stream and river courses, landslides and flash floods where the heaviest rain showers hit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s rain will put the country\u2019s weather maxim of \u201cthere\u2019s no bad weather, only bad clothes\u201d to the test, but the one silver lining for arrangers of outdoor viewings is that the rain is expected to stop at around 8:00 p.m. (1800 GMT), with the game in Miami kicking off at 11 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OSLO: Norway\u2019s famed \u201crow\u201d celebration may be one of the viral sensations of the World Cup in North…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[85],"tags":[30305,157,156],"class_list":["post-157614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oslo","tag-fifa-world-cup-2026","tag-norway","tag-oslo"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/117200604676618369","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}