Dembele Achieves Historic Feat with French National Team in World Cup
Ousmane Dembélé achieved a historic feat with the French national team during their match against Norway in the third round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, as he etched his name in the tournament's records with unprecedented numbers.
Dembele scored all three goals for the French national team in the first half, opening the scoring in the seventh minute, adding a second in the 20th minute, and completing his hat-trick in the 32nd minute.
The "Opta" statistics account clarified that Dembele became the first player in the history of the French national team to score a hat-trick in the first half of a World Cup match.
The same source added that the last player to successfully score a hat-trick in the first half of a World Cup match was Russian Oleg Salenko, who achieved this feat against Cameroon in the 1994 World Cup. Dembele has repeated this historic achievement 32 years later.
Dembele scored all three goals for the French national team in the first half, opening the scoring in the seventh minute, adding a second in the 20th minute, and completing his hat-trick in the 32nd minute.
The "Opta" statistics account clarified that Dembele became the first player in the history of the French national team to score a hat-trick in the first half of a World Cup match.
The same source added that the last player to successfully score a hat-trick in the first half of a World Cup match was Russian Oleg Salenko, who achieved this feat against Cameroon in the 1994 World Cup. Dembele has repeated this historic achievement 32 years later.
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