World Cup 2026: Dembélé scores sensational hat-trick as France beat Norway to top group
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France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbappé, to power Les Bleus to a 4-1 win over Norway at the World Cup.
Read moreWorld Cup 2026: Group standings Dembélé's goals came in the seventh, 20th and 32nd minutes.
It was the first first-half hat trick at the World Cup since Russia forward Oleg Salenko scored three of his five goals in the opening 45 minutes against Cameroon at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
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France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbappé, to power Les Bleus to a 4-1 win over Norway at the World Cup.
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Read moreWorld Cup 2026: Group standings Dembélé's goals came in the seventh, 20th and 32nd minutes.
It was the first first-half hat trick at the World Cup since Russia forward Oleg Salenko scored three of his five goals in the opening 45 minutes against Cameroon at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.