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Dembele makes history with first-half hat-trick at World Cup 2026

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Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick for France against Norway in a World Cup 2026 match in Boston.
France is currently leading 3-1 and is set to claim the top spot in Group I, with Dembele scoring all three goals.
This marks the first first-half hat-trick at a World Cup since Oleg Salenko's in 1994.
That’s the third hat-trick at this World Cup, following Lionel Messi’s for Argentina and Jonathan David’s for Canada.
He now has a total of four goals in three matches at the tournament.

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