Ousmane Dembele turned heads tonight with a hat-trick for Norway at the 2026 World Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Paris Saint-Germain forward scored all three goals in the first 30 minutes, and Desir Douai added his team’s fourth goal in this one-sided victory.<\/p>\n Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above apple<\/u><\/span> & Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n France were excellent for most of the game, but Dembele in particular remains seen as Les Bleus’ favorites for this World Cup, and Dembele could be aiming for a second successive Ballon d’Or.<\/p>\n Let’s take a look at the French players’ ratings from tonight’s big win against Norway…<\/p>\n Mike Maignan \u2013 9\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>He saved the defense several times, including a good penalty save in the second half.<\/p>\n Jules Kunde \u2013 6\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>It wasn’t the most convincing game for either Jules Kounde or the French defense. This heavily rotated Norwegian team had good chances throughout the match.<\/p>\n Maxence Lacroix \u2013 6\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>Maxence Lacroix, who was listed as Chelsea’s top transfer target by the likes of L’Equipe, had a solid but unspectacular display for France on Friday night.<\/p>\n Dayo Upamecano \u2013 7\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>It was a typical strong and sure play from Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano, one of the most powerful French defenders of the night.<\/p>\n Theo Hernandez \u2013 6\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>Normally an attacking threat at left-back, we saw a somewhat subdued performance from Theo Hernandez tonight.<\/p>\n Aurelien Choameny \u2013 8\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>Rio Ferdinand showed his former club Manchester United why he wanted to sign him from Real Madrid this summer, leading the way in midfield.<\/p>\n Manu Kohn \u2013 7\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>Although he wasn’t certain to start for France, Manu Cohn did no harm tonight with an impressive performance against an under-strength Norway side.<\/p>\n Desire Due \u2013 8\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>One of the many exciting talents in Les Bleus’ attack, Desiree Douai was a threat throughout the game and added her team’s fourth goal with a superb header.<\/p>\n Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b>Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b> Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Ousmane Dembele \u2013 10\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>What a performance! What a player. Ousmane Dembele completed his hat-trick within 32 minutes and all three goals were of exceptional quality. If he continues like this, he will definitely lead France to the trophy.<\/p>\n Michael Orise \u2013 6\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>An unusually quiet game from Michael Oliseh, but clearly not the most important one either.<\/p>\n Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 \u2013 9\/10 \u2013 <\/strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 didn’t score this time, but he led the French team with two assists and a great performance.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ousmane Dembele celebrates France’s victory at the 2026 World Cup against Norway (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images) Ousmane Dembele turned heads tonight with a hat-trick for Norway at the 2026 World Cup. The Paris Saint-Germain forward scored all three goals in the first 30 minutes, and Desir Douai added his team’s fourth goal in this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-49261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}French player evaluation<\/h2>\n