Dembele scores hat-trick as France beat Norway 4-1 at World Cup 2026
Key takeaways
- Dembele’s first-half hat-trick helps France to a 4-1 win over second-string Norway to finish top of Group I.
- Paris Saint-Germain forward Dembele opened the scoring in the seventh minute at Boston Stadium on Friday, struck again on 20 minutes, and after Thelo Aasgaard had pulled one back, he made it 3-1 in the 32nd minute.
- The only player to complete a hat-trick earlier in a World Cup match is Erich Probst, who got three inside the first 24 minutes for Austria against Czechoslovakia in 1954.
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Dembele’s first-half hat-trick helps France to a 4-1 win over second-string Norway to finish top of Group I.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ousmane Dembele scores his and France's third goal [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026Ousmane Dembele scored one of the earliest hat-tricks in World Cup history as the Ballon d’Or winner starred in France’s 4-1 win over a second-string Norway, while Erling Haaland watched on from the bench.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Dembele opened the scoring in the seventh minute at Boston Stadium on Friday, struck again on 20 minutes, and after Thelo Aasgaard had pulled one back, he made it 3-1 in the 32nd minute.