🎥 France edge out 🇧🇷 with a perfect Cup record, Dembélé stars

🎥 France edge out 🇧🇷 with a perfect Cup record, Dembélé stars Ousmane Dembélé had been a "luxury supporting player" for France up to this point. Then came this Friday's (26) clash against Norway to decide first place in World Cup Group I. And the current best player in the world was the star of the show. With a hat-trick in a 25-minute span, he led France to an impressive 4-1 win at Gillette Stadium in Boston. Confirming the current World Cup runners-up at the top of the group. And Norway on the path of the Brazilian national team - understand below.  🔥 Madness in the 1st half Norway coach Stale Solbakken kept only one player from the lineup that started against Iraq: Aursnes. And France took advantage. They had 14 shots in the first half alone. Eight of them on target.  Mbappé hit the crossbar just 21 seconds in. It was a sign of what was to come. Dembélé's show began in the seventh minute, finishing right-footed after shaking off his marker. https://x.com/CazeTVOficial/status/2070587273238786540 Being two-footed, he scored the second "in the same style." Only this time with his left foot (20'). And after another Mbappé assist.  Norway pulled one back soon after through Aasgaard (21').  But Dembélé (again with his left) made it bigger at 35'. Taking him to four goals in the World Cup.  The second-fastest hat-trick in World Cup history.  Only Austrian Erich Probst, at the 1954 World Cup, beats him. He got his third goal against then- Czechoslovakia after 24 minutes in a 5-0 win. Missed chance and no Haaland  The second half saw Norway even more present in France's half. Larsen could have pulled one back, but Maignan said "no." City player Bobb was a torment for the French defense. Including a fine save by Maignan. France - who had already allowed good chances in the first half - kept giving their rivals opportunities. Showing little concentration without the ball at many moments. In search of his 17th World Cup goal, Mbappé had to settle for two assists before being substituted. Haaland, Ødegaard and Sørloth were not even brought on at the other end.  Stale Solbakken rested them for the knockout stage.  Until then lacking precision, France wrapped up the scoreline deep into stoppage time after Doué came out on top in the air (93').  What now? Second in the group with six points, Norway will face Ivory Coast in the round of 32. Whoever comes through that clash will face the winner of Brazil versus Japan in the round of 16. France, meanwhile, as group leaders with nine points, will face one of the third-placed teams. That will be Sweden. And if they go through, they could face Germany as early as the round of 16.  In the group's other match, Senegal beat Iraq 5-0 and moved into the fifth-best third-placed spot (three points and a positive goal difference of two). That ended Scotland's hopes. Croatia, Algeria, Cape Verde, Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will still play their third matches in search of a place among the eight best third-placed teams. Ecuador and Bosnia are also already certain of a knockout-stage spot.  This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.