Norway trip brings World Cup closer to home

Norway trip brings World Cup closer to home

Olivia Alfred remembers the card games in the hotel lobby. Not just the soccer. Not just the quarterfinal finish. A year after Alfred and her Eden Prairie Soccer Club teammates traveled to Oslo for the Norway Cup, what stays with her is spending time with Norwegian players, meeting local kids near the fields and feeling surrounded by people who cared about the same sport. Now, with Norway preparing to face England in a World Cup quarterfinal Sat…