France crush Norway via Dembele hat-trick
USA - Reigning Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele score first-half hat-trick. France reach World Cup 2026 round of 16 as Group I winners.
Dembele quick goals (7', 20', 32') seal match early at Foxborough, Boston. Thelo Aasgaard score for Norway (21'). Desire Doue strike in stoppage time (90+4') to seal 4-1 win for "Les Bleus".
Dembele score opener in Norway - France match at Foxborough, Boston, USA on June 26, 2026. Photo: AP
Fans expect Mbappe vs Haaland clash. Norway coach Stale Solbakken change 10 starters from Senegal win. Haaland, Martin Odegaard bench all match.
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France take match seriously. Assistant Guy Stephan (replace Didier Deschamps, home for mother funeral) say second place cause bad logistics.
Top spot mean 6,620 km flight distance (include round trips to Boston base). Second spot mean 12,650 km. France save 6,030 km and 10 flight hours.
Dembele lead charge at Foxborough. PSG star previous goal vs Iraq in Philadelphia only first in 20 major tournament games. Poor national record: 8 goals, 6 assists in 61 games. Before kickoff, 1998 champion Bixente Lizarazu say: "Save Private Dembele". Striker (29) need no saving. Free himself.
Mbappe hit crossbar via Selvik fingertips at 22 seconds. Real Madrid star then yield stage to Dembele, play playmaker.
*Dembele open scoring for France.
Minute 7: Mbappe win ball near center circle, pass diagonal to Dembele on right. Dembele cut left, then right. Shoot. Ball fly past unsighted Selvik. Two-footed threat.
Strand Larsen miss close-range chance for Norway. Norway pay price (20'). Mbappe escape pressure, find Dembele. Number 11 cut inside, curl left-foot shot from 20 meters. 2-0 France.
Dembele score second goal in Norway - France match at Foxborough, Boston, USA on June 26, 2026. Screenshot
France fans celebrate, defense lose focus. Norway restart quick. 79 seconds between goals.
Aasgaard receive Andreas Schjelderup pass, beat Dayot Upamecano at box edge. 22-year-old shoot low from 15 meters. Mike Maignan helpless. 2-1.
Aasgaard born Liverpool (2002) to Norwegian father, French mother. Middle name Gerard recall late Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier.
Dembele strike again 10 minutes later. Tchouameni pass to Dembele in box. Dembele dance past defenders, shoot low left-foot into corner.
Dembele score third goal in Norway - France match at Foxborough, Boston, USA on June 26, 2026. Screenshot
Dembele take 4 years for first 3 France goals. At Foxborough, complete hat-trick in 32 minutes. Second fastest World Cup hat-trick from kickoff, behind Erich Probst (Austria vs Czechoslovakia, 1954).
Opta analysis: this also second-lowest expected goals (xG) hat-trick in World Cup history since 1966. Dembele total xG from three shots just 0.19. This makes him one of two players in 60 years scoring World Cup hat-trick with xG under 0.6. Laszlo Kiss (Hungary, 1982) leads with 0.17 xG, also fastest World Cup hat-trick ever—7 minutes 42 seconds.
Early second half, Strand Larsen almost changed match, but missed Norway penalty. Before, Theo Hernandez fouled Oscar Bobb in box. On penalty spot, goalkeeper Maignan easily read play, dove, saved simple low shot to left from Crystal Palace striker.
*Doue header seals France win.
Second half, Norway played equal, even beat France in shots and big chances. But fourth minute of stoppage time, Desire Doue headed close-range goal, sealed 4-1 France win. Assist from substitute Bradley Barcola precision cross.
Only second time in history "Les Bleus" win all three group matches at World Cup. Previous time: 1998, France won trophy.
Norway finishes second, plays Ivory Coast in Dallas June 30. France plays best third-place team in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Argentina 18% 15,988 votes
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Spain 14% 12,771 votes
Portugal 12% 10,915 votes
Germany 6% 5,583 votes
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England 14% 12,590 votes
Other team 6% 5,295 votes
Time: 8/5/2026 - 22/6/2026
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6
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3
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Haiti](https://vnexpress.net/the-thao/world-cup-2026/doi-tuyen/haiti-2386)
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USA](https://vnexpress.net/the-thao/world-cup-2026/doi-tuyen/my-2384)
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4
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Australia](https://vnexpress.net/the-thao/world-cup-2026/doi-tuyen/australia-20)
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0
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2
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2
0
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2
0
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New Zealand](https://vnexpress.net/the-thao/world-cup-2026/doi-tuyen/new-zealand-4673)
2
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Spain](https://vnexpress.net/the-thao/world-cup-2026/doi-tuyen/tay-ban-nha-9)
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4
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2
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Iraq](https://vnexpress.net/the-thao/world-cup-2026/doi-tuyen/iraq-1567)
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Argentina](https://vnexpress.net/the-thao/world-cup-2026/doi-tuyen/argentina-26)
2
5
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