Oslo's emergency rooms were swamped in the early hours of Sunday as celebrations following a World Cup quarter-final sent a wave of injured fans to hospitals. Between midnight and 7 a.m., 45 people sought treatment at the city's main emergency department, with 24 of those cases linked directly to festivities around the Norway-England match.
The scale of the gathering underscored the match's significance for the Scandinavian capital. An estimated 135,000 supporters converged on central Oslo to watch the quarter-final on public screens, turning the city centre into an open-air stadium.
The crowd's mood swung after England edged past Norway 2-1 in extra time to secure a semi-final berth, sending the defeated home side's fans into a night of mixed emotions that ultimately kept medical staff busy until dawn.