On Friday, June 26, the games of the third round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup in Group I took place. France and Norway, who had previously secured their place in the playoffs, competed head-to-head for first place in the group, which was awarded to Didier Deschamps' team thanks to a convincing 4:1 victory. The star of the match was Ousmane Dembele, who scored a hat-trick in the first half, and was assisted by Kylian Mbappe in the first two scoring chances. Already in the seventh minute of the meeting, the PSG winger moved from the right flank into the penalty area, dealt with the defenders and sent the ball into the far corner. In the 20th minute, the Frenchman doubled the score with a shot from outside the penalty area into the lower left corner. Norway quickly reduced the deficit thanks to a goal from Tel Hosgaard, but in the 32nd minute Dembele scored his third goal, receiving the ball from the right in the penalty area and again firing neatly into the far bottom corner. At the beginning of the second half, Norway had a great chance to reduce the gap again by earning a penalty, but Jorgen Strand Larsen was unable to beat goalkeeper Mike Maignan from the spot.. And already in stoppage time, the devastating point in the game was put by Desire Douhet, who headed in a cross into the penalty area from the left flank from Bradley Barcol.. Match statistics Norway - France 3? 1st round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 Norway - France 1:4 Goals: Hossegor 21 - Dembele 7, 20, 32, Douai 90+4 Expected goals (xG): 1. 69 - 1. 31 Ball possession: 43% - 57% Shots: 10 - 18 Shots on target: 4 - 9 Corners: 4 - 5 Fouls: 9 - 11 Norway: Selvik - Eursnes, Falchener (Langos 66), Estigard, Bjerkan (Pedersen 46) - Torstvedt (Thorsby,. France: Maignan - Kounde (Gusteau 87), Lacroix, Upamecano (Konate 76), T. Hernandez - Kone, Tchouameni - Olise (Cherki, 65), Dembele (Barcola, 65), Douai - Mbappe (Mateta, 87). Warnings: Berg - Chuameni. Source: Getty Images Senegal handled their opponents with confidence in their match against Iraq, defeating them with a score of 5:0, and continue to maintain their chances of reaching the playoffs through the third place rankings. The African team quickly opened the scoring thanks to a goal from Habib Diarra, who scored in the fourth minute. From the 13th minute, the Iraqi national team remained in the minority after the removal of Rebin Sulaki, who grabbed his uniform and knocked down Sadio Mane, not allowing the Senegalese to run one on one with the goalkeeper. Nevertheless, the minimum score was kept until the break, and in the second half of the match Senegal took full advantage of the numerical advantage and finished off the opponent. At the beginning of the half, Ismaila Sarr doubled the score, then Pape Gueye scored a double, and towards the end of the match, Iliman Ndiaye scored the fifth goal. Match statistics Senegal - Iraq 3? 1st round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 Senegal - Iraq 5:0 Goals:  Diarra 4, Sarr 56, P. Gueye 59, 71, Ndiaye 82 Expected goals (xG): 3. 03 - 0. 18 Ball possession: 69% - 31% Shots: 28 - 6 Shots on target: 12 - 1 Corners: 12 - 3 Fouls: 10 - 11 Senegal: Diaw - Diatta, Sek (Siss, 57), Niakate, Jacobs - I. Gueye, Diarra (P. Gueye, 57) - Mbaye (Ndiaye, 57), Camara (Jackson, 57), Mane - Sarr (Diao, 81). Iraq: Basil (Hassan, 46) - Putros, Hashem, Sulaka, Doski - Al-Ammari - Jasim (Maknzi, 58), Bayesh, Iqbal (Jacob, 68), Qasem (Younis, 16) - Al-Hamadi (Yousif, 58). Warnings: Sec, P. Gueye - Al-Ammari, Boards. Removal: Sulaka, 13. Thus, France took first place in Group I with a perfect score, while Norway finished second with six points and will play in the 1/16 finals with Cote d'Ivoire. Senegal finished third with three points, while Iraq were defeated in three matches. France will play the final group match without head coach News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.