The ubiquity of "football widows" during the World Cup season is a testament to soccer's incredible popularity. But now in Europe another sport is beginning to rival soccer--orienteering. Orienteering originated in Norway, the homeland of the popular cartoon hero Vicky the Viking, but its popularity has spread far beyond its birthplace.
足球運動在歐洲受歡迎的程度，從世足賽熱季時的「足球寡婦」一詞中即可見端倪；現在，有種運動在歐洲風靡的程度與足球不相上下，它是發跡於北海小英雄故鄉挪威的「定向運動」。