Norway's ice hockey heroes to be honored at football match

Norway's ice hockey heroes will receive a special tribute during the halftime break of the football match between Norway and Sweden at Ullevaal Stadium on Monday. This celebration comes after the team secured Norway's first-ever medal by winning the bronze in a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory against Canada at the World Championships.

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I can confirm that the hockey guys with support staff and family are being brought home to Ullevaal to be honored as they deserve.

Initially, the team's return flight from Switzerland was scheduled to land too late for the planned Ullevaal ceremony. However, businessman Petter Stordalen intervened, arranging a charter flight to bring the team, their support staff, and families to Oslo in time.

"I can confirm that the hockey guys with support staff and family are being brought home to Ullevaal to be honored as they deserve," Stordalen told VG. The Norwegian Football Federation had invited the team for the celebration following their bronze medal win.

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The World Championship bronze is a historic achievement that we want to celebrate at Ullevaal.

"The World Championship bronze is a historic achievement that we want to celebrate at Ullevaal," said Secretary General Karl-Petter Løken of the NFF. He added that the achievement serves as inspiration, demonstrating that smaller nations can compete with the world's largest.

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It is to inspiration and shows that small nations can compete with the biggest in the world.