France outshone already-qualified Norway 4-1 to seal top spot in World Cup Group I thanks to Ousmane Dembélé's hat-trick on Friday, while Senegal boosted their outside hopes of also reaching the first knock-out round.
The Lions of Teranga crushed now-eliminated Iraq 5-0 in Toronto to move onto three points and a goal difference of two in the battle to be one of the eight best third-placed teams reaching the last 32.
Goals from Habib Diarra, Ismaila Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye and Pape Gueye's brace downed 10-man Iraq and now they must wait to see if it is enough.
France and Norway were already through to the knock-outs having won the first two of three group games. But finishing top for Les Bleus means a date against a third-placed side on Tuesday in New Jersey.
The Norwegians face Ivory Coast near Dallas the same day.
The battle between star strikers Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland failed to materialize when Norway opted to rest 10 of their players, including the Manchester City front man.
Twice winners and 2022 runners-up France were without coach Didier Deschamps, who has dashed home for his mother's funeral but is set to be back for the next game.
It did not take long for Dembélé to rifle in having been afforded too much space on the right in Foxborough near Boston.
A good advantage by the referee allowed Mbappé to find Dembélé, who cut inside and curled in a perfect shot for 2-0 on 20 minutes.
Norway pulled one back immediately through Thelo Aasgaard's heavenly swerve and finish.
But a 25-minute hat-trick from Dembélé with three near carbon copy goals put fear into France's World Cup rivals. Désiré Doué headed in late on.
