2 min readJun 26, 2026 08:06 AM IST At the start of the FIFA World Cup, a jawdropping number made headlines around the world: the Norway football team, reports said, had airlifted 1,000 kilograms of food from Norway for the World Cup. Among other things, this included oranges that the Norwegians had reportedly flown in. Now, one of the three chefs who is in the USA with the Norwegian team has debunked these reports. Norway football team’s head chef Aron Espeland has told The Associated Press in an interview that the amount of food Norway had flown into the USA for their football contingent is actually about 580 kilograms, just over half of what was reported initially. Espeland broke down what constituted 580 kilograms: 300 kilograms of Norwegian salmon and trout, 100 kilograms of halibut, 80 kilograms of Norwegian brown cheese, and 100 kilograms of Jarlsberg cheese. He also denied reports that went viral on social media that Norway had flown in oranges from Norway. Espeland was quoted as telling the AP that players are …