Match report
Dembélé hat-trick fires France past Norway in World Cup group stage
France beat Norway 4-1 at Gillette Stadium in Group Stage matchday three of the World Cup, a result built on a first-half hat-trick from Ousmane Dembélé. The visitors moved to the top of their group form with a performance that was rarely troubled after the opening exchanges.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Dembélé opened the scoring in the seventh minute, converting a Kylian Mbappé assist, and doubled his tally in the 20th minute from another Mbappé pass. Norway responded almost immediately through Thelo Aasgaard, set up by Andreas Schjelderup, to make it 1-2, but Dembélé completed his hat-trick in the 32nd minute with Aurélien Tchouaméni supplying the assist, sending the sides in at 1-3 at half-time.
The second half produced no further goals until stoppage time, when Désiré Doué added a fourth for France, teed up by Bradley Barcola, to make the final score 1-4. France dominated the underlying numbers too, out-shooting Norway 18 to 10 and registering nine shots on target to Norway's four, despite having only 43% of possession.
Ousmane Dembélé scored all three of France's first-half goals and was rated 10.0, the outstanding individual contribution of the match.
Norway held the majority of possession at 57% yet were outscored heavily, underlining how clinical France were with fewer touches of the ball.
France won 4–1 away against Norway (half-time 1–3).
Norway met France in the World Cup (Group Stage - 3). Kick-off was Friday, 26 June 2026, 19:00 UTC at Gillette Stadium. Referee: Michael Oliver.
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Ousmane Dembélé (assist: Kylian Mbappé) — 0–1 · Watch Ousmane Dembélé's goal video (7')
- 20' Goal: Ousmane Dembélé (assist: Kylian Mbappé) — 0–2 · Watch Ousmane Dembélé's goal video (20')
- 21' Goal: Thelo Aasgaard (assist: Andreas Schjelderup) — 1–2 · Watch Thelo Aasgaard's goal video (21')
- 32' Goal: Ousmane Dembélé (assist: Aurélien Tchouaméni) — 1–3 · Watch Ousmane Dembélé's goal video (32')
- 90' Goal: Désiré Doué (assist: Bradley Barcola) — 1–4 · Watch Désiré Doué's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Norway (4-3-3)
France (4-2-3-1)
About this match
On this page: the Norway vs France final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Ousmane Dembélé's goal against Norway (7').
- Watch Ousmane Dembélé's goal against Norway (20').
- Watch Thelo Aasgaard's goal against France (21').
- Watch Ousmane Dembélé's goal against Norway (32').
- Watch Désiré Doué's goal against Norway (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Norway 1–4 France. Explore more on the Norway and France team pages or the World Cup page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Norway vs France?
France won 4–1 away against Norway (half-time 1–3).
›Who scored in Norway vs France?
Ousmane Dembélé (7') for France; Ousmane Dembélé (20') for France; Thelo Aasgaard (21') for Norway; Ousmane Dembélé (32') for France; Désiré Doué (90') for France.
›Where can I watch Norway vs France highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Norway 1–4 France are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.