FIFA World Cup 2026: Dembele Hattrick Helps France Top Group I With Win Over Norway

Published 26 June 2026 · sports

FIFA World Cup 2026: Dembele Hattrick Helps France Top Group I With Win Over Norway Published By, Last Updated: June 27, 2026, 02:50 IST Ousmane

FIFA World Cup 2026: Dembele Hattrick Helps France Top Group I With Win Over Norway Published By, Last Updated: June 27, 2026, 02:50 IST Ousmane Dembele's hattrick helped Les Blues coast to a resounding victory over a much-changed Norway in the final Group I fixture. Rapid Read France's Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between Norway and France in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) France finished top of Group I with three wins in as many assignments in the FIFA World Cup 2026 with their dominant 4-1 win over Norway on Saturday at the Boston Stadium in USA. Ousmane Dembele’s hattrick and another strike from helped Les Blues coast to a resounding victory over a much-changed Norway in the final Group I fixture.

Dembele put France ahead in the seventh minute of the game as he rifled one into the top left corner after cutting in from the right, after being played in by Kylian Mbappe. It did not take long for Dembele to add to his tally as he curled one in with his left foot after side-stepping the Norwegian defender put in charge of keeping him quiet, to send the French faithful into a frenzy. The lead was shut short momentarily after as Aasgaard did well to get on the scoresheet as he left Dayot Upamecano for dead before dispatching the ball into the net past Mike Maignan. Dembele restored France’s two-goal lead just past the half-hour mark as he made room from himself with a bit of fancy footwork on the right before depositing the ball into the net to complete the second quickest hattrick in the history of the FIFA quadrennial spectacle.

Norway had a penalty early in the second period of the game as Oscar Bobb did well to draw a foul inside the are from Theo Hernandez. But, Maignan came up big to judge the direction of the shot well and thwart Jorgen Strand Larsen’s spot kick. Desire Doue put the icing on the cake as he nodded the ball home for France’s fourth of the day as he turned in a tantalising cross in from Bradley Barcola. Senegal cruised to a 5-0 win over Iraq in the other Group I fixture as Papa Gueye netted twice, while Habib Diarra, Ismaila Sarr, and Iliman Ndiaye also found the back of the frame once each to help the Lions of Teranga finish third in the group with three points.

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