FIFA World Cup 2026: Norway guard under Ousmane Dembele attack; A hat-trick in the first half, a resounding 4-1 victory for France

• Norway guard under Ousmane Dembele attack
• A hat trick in the first half
• A resounding 4-1 win for France

France’s brilliant performance in FIFA World Cup 2026 continues. Star forward Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as France beat Norway 4-1. Due to this victory, France remained at the first position in their group and reached the next round i.e. Round of 32 (Round of 32). On the other hand, Senegal beat Iraq 5-0. The win also keeps Senegal’s hopes of reaching the next round alive.

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France’s Ousmane Dembele’s hat-trick

Ahead of the France vs Norway match, everyone expected a tight battle between Norway’s star player Arling Haaland and France captain Kylian Mbappe. But Ousmane Dembele truly grabbed everyone’s attention. The Frenchman scored three consecutive goals in the 7th, 20th and 32nd minutes of the first half to complete a stunning hat-trick and completely turn the match in France’s favour.

Norway also attempted a comeback with a goal from Theo Asgaard in the 21st minute, but France dominated the match. Just before the end of the match, in extra time (90+4 minutes), Desiree Douy scored France’s fourth goal to give his team a resounding 4-1 victory. With the win, France topped their group and advanced to the next round, while Norway will now face Ivory Coast in the next round.

A first half hat-trick after 32 years

Ousmane Dembele has become one of the few players in World Cup history to score a hat-trick in the first half. He is the first player since 1994 to achieve this record in the FIFA World Cup. Earlier, Russia’s Oleg Salenko scored three goals in the first half against Cameroon in the 1994 World Cup. Austria’s Erich Probst tops the list. He had a hat-trick in the first 24 minutes against Czechoslovakia in 1954. Dembele has become only the third French player in history to score a hat-trick at the World Cup, having been preceded by Just Fontaine (twice in 1958) and Kylian Mbappe (2022).

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