The French team took the lead in Group Nine in the 2026 World Cup after achieving a major victory over its Norwegian counterpart with a score of 4-1, at the end of the group stage competitions, so that the “Roosters” continued their journey with full marks and confirmed their readiness for the knockout rounds.
The French team imposed its control from the first minutes, as Ousmane Dembélé opened the scoring in the seventh minute, before adding the second goal in the 20th minute, then completing his personal hat-trick in the minute. 32, presenting one of their best performances in the tournament so far.
Between Dembélé’s second and third goals, the Norwegian team succeeded in reducing the gap through Thilo Asgaard, who scored his team’s only goal in the 21st minute, ending the first half with a deserved French lead of three goals to one.
In the second half, Norway tried to return to the atmosphere of the match, but was faced with the brilliance of goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who saved his country from conceding the second goal after brilliantly blocking a kick. A penalty kick by Jørgen Strand Larsen in the 50th minute.
The French advantage continued until the final moments, before substitute Desiree Doue concluded the goal festival by scoring the fourth goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time, confirming the complete superiority of the French team.
With this victory, the French team finished the group stage at the top of Group I with 9 points from three consecutive victories, while the Norwegian team’s balance was frozen at 6 points in the Second place, after the two teams had guaranteed qualification to the round of 32 before the start of the final round.