Dembélé First-Half Hat Trick Powers France to 4-1 World Cup Win Over Norway

France beat Norway 4-1 at the FIFA World Cup after Ousmane Dembélé struck three times in the opening half, with Kylian Mbappé setting up one of those goals.

Dembélé became the first player since Oleg Salenko in 1994 to register a first-half hat trick at a World Cup finals. Désiré Doué wrapped up the scoring with a late fourth goal for Les Bleus.

Thelo Aasgaard pulled one back for Norway, though France stayed on top for the remainder of the match.

Both sides had already secured knockout-stage places before kick-off. The win left France on top of the group, with Norway finishing in second place.