Dembélé’s Destructive Hat-Trick and Senegal’s Five-Goal Masterclass Rule Group I
France claimed the absolute crown of Group I with a ruthless 4-1 thrashing of a heavily rotated Norway side at Boston Stadium. Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé tore the opposition apart, unleashing the second-fastest men’s World Cup hat-trick in history with three majestic strikes inside the first thirty-two minutes.
Even though Thelo Aasgaard clawed one back for the Norwegians, a late looping header from Désiré Doué sealed the dominant French victory. Despite the heavy defeat, Norway still marches forward into the Round of 32 as the group’s runners-up.
Over in Toronto, Senegal kept their World Cup dreams firmly alive by handing a ten-man Iraq squad a humiliating 5-0 beating. The Lions of Teranga capitalized immediately after Iraq’s Rebin Sulaka was slapped with a straight red card just thirteen minutes into the match.
Habib Diarra opened the scoring early, while a clinical brace from substitute Pape Gueye alongside goals from Ismaïla Sarr and Iliman Ndiaye completed the historic rout.
This massive victory drastically improves Senegal’s goal difference, positioning them on the absolute verge of advancing as one of the best third-placed teams.
