O. Dembele scores a hat trick as France beat Norway 4-1

In the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, France beat Norway 4-1. The pattern was set early in the first half: O. Dembele scored in the 7th minute after a K. Mbappe assist, then struck again in the 20th minute from another K. Mbappe pass, giving France a 2-0 lead.

Norway responded in the 21st minute when T. Aasgaard finished from an A. Schjelderup assist to make it 1-2. In the 32nd minute, O. Dembele completed his third goal of the match with help from A. Tchouameni, and France went into halftime ahead 3-1.

After the break, Norway had a penalty in the 50th minute, but J. Larsen failed to convert. A. Tchouameni received a yellow card in the 74th minute; earlier, P. Berg had also been booked in the 10th minute. In stoppage time, D. Doue scored in the 90+4th minute from a B. Barcola assist to finalize the 4-1 scoreline for France over Norway.

Match data showed Norway with 43% possession and France with 57%. Norway finished with an expected goals figure of 1.69 compared with 1.31 for France. Norway had 10 shots to France’s 18, with 4 on target for Norway and 9 for France. Passing accuracy was 82% for Norway and 86% for France. Norway earned 4 corners to France’s 5, Norway were flagged offside once to France’s twice, saves were 5 for Norway and 3 for France, and fouls were 9 for Norway and 11 for France.

In the second round of group play, Norway had beaten Senegal 3-2, while France had defeated Iraq 3-0.