00:03Norway changes are vast, only Frederick Ausnes remains from the team that beat Senegal last time out.
00:09Three of this eleven play their club football in Norway and five of them are making their World Cup debuts,
00:14including Taylor Asgard of Scottish side Rangers and Jurgen Strand Larsson who gets his chance on a rare occasion when
00:21Erling Haaland doesn't start.
00:23And with Martin Odegaard on the bench, Patrick Berg captains the Norwegians.
00:32It's a lighter touch to team changes from France.
00:36Lacroix and Hernandez coming to the defence for Saliba and Digna, two of four alterations.
00:42Choumeny returns to the midfield but is paired with Kone for the first time from the start of this World
00:47Cup.
00:47And it is the same front four that began the tournament for France and four is the magic number right
00:53now for Kylian Mbappe.
00:55But expect that goal count to grow.
01:00Only five teams have won all their games so far at this World Cup and here are two of them.
01:06Norway in the red, France in the light green which is something new and typically flashy.
01:12And something has to give as well Brad Friedel.
01:16Yes, you can see off the start here is going to be an early chance for France.
01:20And it is Mbappe who has hit the crossbar.
01:25Selvig was beaten by that because of the sheer power that Mbappe generated.
01:32Straight away off the kick-up Norway is a little bit disjointed.
01:35One thing you can't do against big sides is gift them goals.
01:38We saw Scotland against Brazil.
01:44Norway for the first time since November 2023 lining up without Erling Haaland in their starting line-up for a
01:50competitive game.
01:53That's very cleverly works and Norway have only half hurried it away and then Selvig is required to stop the
02:00effort.
02:01Which was travelling at some speed and he nearly got another chance again there.
02:07Here's 2-8 and behind it goes for Erling Haaland.
02:11Well the way this match has started at all costs Norway has to get through this first 15-minute spell
02:16without conceding.
02:17Or else it's going to be a very long afternoon.
02:20Well positioned the goalkeeper.
02:25Mbappe and Dembele.
02:30And still Dembele!
02:36That's what he can do!
02:42And having waited and waited for a World Cup goal.
02:46Usman Dembele now has two in a matter of days.
02:51They just swarm around the ball when they win the ball in that middle third.
02:55I just mentioned it.
02:56They attack so quick and you do not want to get exposed in these 1v1 situations.
03:01And even as it became 1v3.
03:04Dembele in this time it could have been Due.
03:06It could have been Mbappe.
03:07It could have been Ole Se.
03:08They're so quick with their feet.
03:10And then he unleashed with his right foot.
03:12Giving the goalkeeper very little chance.
03:14Probably unsighted.
03:15But also the mentality of this French team has been superb from the first whistle.
03:30They say who is a tricky customer and was grabbed at by Patrick Berg.
03:34He's going to get the first yellow card of this game.
03:37And indeed the first yellow card that either of these two teams have had at this World Cup so far.
03:42The French counter-attack and the transitions at times.
03:45Woah!
03:53Sean Stubb just has the heels clipped by Tuer Meni.
03:59Patrick Berg's delivery.
04:03Retrieved by Scheld Trump.
04:13Ostergaard, oh it's Tran Larsson
04:17because the first touch was as sweet as you could possibly ask for
04:21but when you get these chances against a team like France you have to bury them
04:28a little bit fortunate it comes off the French defender to come down to him
04:37Dwayne and France in behind again here
04:40Sarvik with the stop from Mbappe
04:44I mean it's just so fun to watch from our vantage point when they win the ball
04:49Toursvet perhaps is a little too slow on it with Dwayne for company
04:53Elise has quickly got it up towards Mbappe Ostergaard had a bit of his shirt
04:57France will go on
05:00Dembele has bent in a brilliant goal
05:08but Toursvet knew the moment that he lost the ball
05:11after the ball went in he puts his hands right on his head
05:14Mbappe shows incredible strength after getting fouled referee played his part
05:19by allowing play to continue and Dembele does what he does best coming in onto
05:23his left foot just an exquisite strike goalkeeper out and this is the sort of form for France
05:30at least that many have been waiting to see from Usman Dembele that is up to number 10 for goals
05:36for his country
05:37Asgard here's an immediate chance what a response
05:43and what a game we've got on here smartly taken
05:46by Toursvet attempt moments ago there's no pressure on the ball
05:53really good feet shifted over great finish
05:56but you have to question the French defence just standing off the ball
06:17and now have France have a corner
06:2021 minutes here
06:26France corner in by Alisse
06:29and behind for another from the opposite side
06:31you just have to question the defending by France there was no pressure to the ball
06:35one yet Kylian Mbappe long way to go yet
06:39in comes the France corner Alisse
06:42Kone
06:55Kone
06:56Chuomeni gets the angle of the pass right for Dembele
07:01Dembele oh he has a World Cup hat-trick
07:04and it's taken in 32 minutes to get there
07:10you are witnessing something truly special
07:14Norway must be asking themselves how do you stop them
07:16you got players behind the ball you've got help around you
07:21isolated 1v1
07:22then you got help he just shifts it shifts it again
07:26if you get too close he's going to go by you if you stand too far off he's going to
07:29do this to you
07:31I mean we're watching magic unfold before our eyes it is so it is so
07:39the open nature of the game goes on Scheldrup
07:43stop by Hernandez but he was fouled before that so it's a Norway free kick
07:49positive run by Scheldrup
07:56another way free kick
08:05burg with an Norway free kick
08:21play like we've seen from Dembele, that's one thing, but you don't want to gift them goals.
08:29Schilder, Norway corner.
08:35Berg with the corner for Norway.
08:37Back across it comes, and there was a crucial touch in there, but...
08:42Defending in their own box, to having four players in the opposition's box,
08:48Norway had a very good chance, it's a great clearance.
08:51Yeah, Lacroix and Upamecano have given the ball away a couple times, and Mignon.
08:57It's a five minutes of stoppage time at the end of this first half,
09:00but nobody wants this half to come to an end.
09:03Perhaps maybe Norway do, though.
09:05Do a Lise over the top from him.
09:10A host of chances.
09:13Yeah, just good feet, good precision.
09:14I mean, the Norwegian defenders can't get too close,
09:17because the players will go glide right by them.
09:19They have to stand off a little bit.
09:24Devastating display from Dembele and Co.
09:28On strong France.
09:30A hat-trick from Ousmane Dembele.
09:33Not sticking about for the limelight, but the light is on him at the moment,
09:36and on this French team, who have been phenomenal so far.
09:39And at half-time.
09:44France on the charge as it stands.
09:46They are heading off to New York, New Jersey in the round of 32,
09:50as the winners of Group I to play one of the best third-place teams.
09:55After a first half of Kano and Strand Larsson tussling.
10:01Strand Larsson has poked it towards Torsby, who's made his first venture forward.
10:07This is Sheldrup.
10:12Oskar Bob.
10:16Oskar Bob.
10:17Oskar Bob.
10:18He's kept his feet.
10:19Oskar Bob.
10:20And now he's gone over and Norley have a penalty.
10:24His friends had it most of the time.
10:26Creating chances.
10:27Really good feet.
10:29The Stonewall penalty.
10:30Michael Oliver is right on hand to see it.
10:33You see perfect positioning by the referee.
10:35I don't think there can be any complaints.
10:41From the spot.
10:42Strand Larsson.
10:44And Mignon makes the save.
10:48Back in by Bob.
10:52Mignon's making sure that this game stays well in the comfortable control of France.
10:59Just fakes going to his right.
11:01I think Strand Larsson looked up at that time.
11:03Very much settled in over the last few years into that right back role with the French national team.
11:08And with his club side as well.
11:10Barcelona.
11:11It initially started as a center half.
11:25Zupa McConnell looked a little bit nervous on the ball again.
11:30Mignon's goal ahead of this.
11:32Patrick Berg corner for Norway.
11:35And the flick on as well which.
11:39That's someone on the end of it.
11:40That's just a floated in swing into that near post.
11:43This is another off the training ground.
11:45Ostergard, as we know, is very good in the air.
11:50Ostergard!
11:52Ostergard!
11:53Ostergard!
11:54Ostergard!
11:55Ostergard!
11:56Ostergard!
11:56Ostergard!
11:59Ostergard!
12:05Ostergard!
12:06Mbappe, one thought in his mind. Oh, my words.
12:11The second that they won the ball in midfield, the front four,
12:14they're like children at Christmas time.
12:17They just see all the spaces open up.
12:23Dembele.
12:26Tremany.
12:37There was a grab on him by Leo Ostergaard, which was spotted.
12:43It's not one of the players seems to be affected by any sort of pressure.
12:49The France free kick, which is beautiful, forcefully towards Selvick's goal.
12:54That's a really good ball in. It's impossible for the goalkeeper.
12:59The interesting part, isn't it, about France in 2026,
13:02the endless pool of talent that they have, particularly in attacking areas.
13:07And it's all been led by Dembele today, and he gets the corner out of Asgard.
13:14Here comes the French corner by Scherke.
13:19Hooked back in, Selvick had a moment of panic
13:22where he didn't know where that was drifting, the Norway goalkeeper.
13:25You never know if France misses loads of chances,
13:27but it just seems like France right now is happy to see it out,
13:30but Norway, as you see now...
13:31Taken back by Asgard, pushed through to Oskar Bob.
13:34Mignon with the save.
13:36And that's another giant one from the French goalkeeper.
13:43Schilderup.
13:46He has really good pressure,
13:48and Bob has been the most influential player in the second half
13:51for this Norwegian team.
13:52Mignon stands up, doesn't lean, keeps balanced.
13:55Good stop down low to his right.
13:59His dad and his granddad played for the country once upon a time.
14:09Looks like they're conserving some energy as well.
14:11They know they have the game at this stage one.
14:14We can see it a run. If they can see it again they'll cool now.
14:15And I expect them to turn it again.
14:25He can see it there is going to be a
14:29French yellow card here as well.
14:36French yellow card.
14:37on it.
14:40Whipped in by Hernandez.
14:56Communication between Koundé and the substitute Kanate.
14:59Goal needs to come soon if one is to bring two.
15:04Delivery is nodded away as far as Arsenal who sends it forward again for Norway.
15:10But just pure technical ability, he's got to be up there in the top three.
15:24Buckle up.
15:28France have fought.
15:31Desiree Douai right at the end.
15:35Assisted by his Paris Saint-Germain teammates.
15:41And bringing to an end a fantastic group stage for France.
15:47Three games, three wins and a half full of goals.
15:52And the power's in the cross.
15:54He just had to guide the header home.
15:56It's a really good header.
15:59Pretty far out.
16:01Goalkeeper got a good jump on it.
16:03And again, four goals go by him and you can't blame him for one of them.
16:10On the end of the same scoreline that they produced here actually in Boston when they beat Iraq by four
16:15goals to one in their opener.
16:22I think in the same way, Brad, that Iraq felt that was a little cruel on them.
16:26Norway might feel that this scoreline is cruel on them, but that is how it ends.
16:35France, fabulous goal scorers of four.
16:39And Ousmane Dembele delighted us all with that first half hat-trick.
16:45Three goals before we'd even got to the 33rd minute from the Ballon d'Or winner of 2025.
16:53And from that, there was no way back for Norway, despite the goal from Asgard, which gave them hope.
16:59But Douai finished it all off.
17:01All right.
17:02What are you doing?
17:02I'm sure everybody shall get on the track.
17:03I'm not never doing the right, but I'm not doing the right thing.
17:03No, I'm not, I'm not doing a little bit.
17:03And we're not, I'm not doing a little bit.
17:03But I'm doing the same boat for you.
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