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Ousmane Dembele scored a 25-minute hat-trick as France comfortably beat Norway’s second string 4-1 to complete a perfect Group I campaign. With qualification already secured, Norway made 10 changes, leaving Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard on the bench.
Dembele struck in the 7th, 20th, and 32nd minutes, all finding the same bottom corner. Thelo Aasgaard pulled one back for Norway, but Jorgen Strand Larsen’s penalty was saved by Mike Maignan. Desire Doue added a fourth in stoppage time.
Key Points:
Dembele’s hat-trick is only the second first-half World Cup hat-trick since 1994.
France scored 10 goals in three group games, the tournament’s most prolific attack.
Norway’s decision to rest Haaland and Odegaard backfired with a heavy defeat.
France will face a third-placed team in the round of 32.
Norway will face the Ivory Coast in the knockout stage.
France faces a third-placed team on June 30. Norway takes on the Ivory Coast in Dallas.
Sources: Sky Sports, Goal
 
