Norway's football body is replacing 50,000 novelty national flags after a perceptive fan noticed a design error while watching Norway's 2-1 friendly win over France this week.
Football Association of Norway spokesman Svein Graff said on Friday that, due to a manufacturer error, fans received incorrectly proportioned flags.
Graff says a single TV viewer - and former royal guard - pointed out the error to association officials after the match.
The flags contain more red relative to blue and white than specified in a 1898 law that defines the flag's exact color proportions. Norway's flag features a blue cross within a larger white cross on a red background.
The association hopes to have the flags replaced before Norway faces Portugal in a home European Championship qualifier on Sept. 7.
