France, June 27 -- Dembele opened his account in the seventh minute after taking a pass from skipper Kylian Mbappe.

The duo repeated the trick after 20 minutes but France were pegged back instantly when Thelo Aasgaard slotted a shot past the France goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

But that was as good as it got for the Scandinavians. Dembele added his third of the game and fourth of the 2026 tournament after 32 minutes.

His Paris Saint-Germain teammate Desire Doue added the gloss in second half stoppage time. Norway coach leaves Erling Haaland on bench

Stale Solbakken said his second-string team deserved credit for their fighting spirit as the knockout stage looms.

Haaland scores twice as Norway outwit Senegal to reach last 32 at World Cup ...