The blockbuster match at Boston stadium had been billed as a showdown between Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.
Instead, it was Ousmane Dembélé's one-man show.
With Haaland benched and Mbappé goalless, the Ballon d'Or winner produced a sensational first-half performance crowned with his first hat-trick for France, powering Les Bleus to a 4-1 win over a second-string Norway team.
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The dazzling display puts him on four goals at the World Cup so far, level with Mappé and Haaland, and just one behind Argentina's Lionel Messi.
