{"id":1463847,"date":"2026-06-26T22:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1463847"},"modified":"2026-06-26T22:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:26:27","slug":"post-match-analysis-norway-vs-france-26-06-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-norway-vs-france-26-06-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway vs France stats and analysis: Dembele inspires Les Bleus to perfect group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

France<\/a> completed a perfect group stage at the 2026 World Cup<\/a> thanks to their 4-1 win over Norway<\/a><\/strong>. Ousmane Dembele was undoubtedly the star of the show.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les Bleus <\/em>were two goals up within 20 minutes thanks to a pair of goals from Dembele, both assisted by Kylian Mbappe. The Paris Saint-Germain forward finished both extremely well, finally announcing himself at a major tournament for France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within moments of Dembele’s second goal, Norway had one back with Thelo Aasgaard beating the defender before finishing low into the bottom corner. But Dembele had completed his hat-trick just after the half-hour mark, with a finish almost identical to his second, cutting onto his left foot and curling into the far corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norway had the chance to get a goal back from the penalty spot just minutes into the second half, but Jorgen Strand Larsen’s poor effort was saved. The second half looked to be ending goalless, but Desire Doue got a fourth for France late on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result saw France finish top of Group I, setting up a last-32 tie against the third-placed side from Groups D, F or G. Norway, meanwhile, will face Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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