France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick to help France beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday.
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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.
France, which won the World Cup in 2018 and lost in the final four years ago, had already secured its place in the knockout round before Friday’s match. Norway was also assured of a spot in the round of 32 and ended up in second place in the group.
Désiré Doué scored France’s final goal in second-half injury time. Dembélé said changing their approach in the final group match was never a consideration. France has 10 goals through three games.
Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.
