Ousmane Dembele delivered one of the most breathtaking individual performances of the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage, scoring a hat-trick inside the first 32 minutes as France dismantled Norway in their Group I encounter in Boston.

The France forward was in devastating form from the opening whistle, completing his treble at a remarkable pace to leave the Norwegian defence stunned and without an answer.

Dembele's display gave France a commanding early lead, setting the tone for what looked like a dominant group-stage outing for the French side.

For Norway, conceding three goals before the half-hour mark represented a nightmare start to the fixture, with Dembele's sharpness and clinical finishing proving impossible to contain.

The hat-trick is one of the fastest recorded at this World Cup and underlines Dembele's importance to the France setup heading into the knockout rounds.