Norway’s Leo Ostigard in motion with France’s Dayot Upamecano and Need Doue in Fifa World Cup 2026 Group I match at Boston Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, US, June 26, 2026. — ReutersDembele hits hat-trick as France beat Norway 4-1 to high Group I.Spain edge Uruguay 1-0; Cape Verde advance as Uruguay crash out.Senegal thrash Iraq 5-0 to maintain last-32 qualification hopes alive.
France and Spain completed high of their Fifa World Cup teams with victories , whereas two-time champions Uruguay suffered a shock group-stage exit.
Ousmane Dembele starred with a hat-trick as France cruised previous Norway, Senegal boosted their slim qualification hopes with a five-goal rout of Iraq, Spain edged Uruguay to safe first place in Group H, and World Cup debutants Cape Verde superior to the knockout stage after holding Saudi Arabia to a draw.
Dembele hat-trick powers France previous Norway
Ousmane Dembele produced a first-half masterclass, scoring within the seventh, twentieth and thirty second minutes as France defeated Norway 4-1 to take care of their good report in Group I.
Thelo Aasgaard briefly decreased the deficit for Norway, however Dembele restored France’s two-goal benefit earlier than Need Doue added a stoppage-time fourth. Norway additionally squandered an opportunity to get again into the competition when Jorgen Strand Larsen missed a second-half penalty.
The victory ensured France progressed to the final 32 as Group I winners.
Senegal preserve knockout hopes alive
Senegal revived their World Cup marketing campaign with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Iraq to gather their first factors of the match.
The convincing win considerably improved Senegal’s objective distinction, however the West Africans should now depend on ends in different teams to find out whether or not they qualify as probably the greatest third-placed groups.
Spain edge Uruguay to complete high of Group H
Spain secured first place in Group H with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Uruguay in Guadalajara.
Alex Baena scored the one objective after veteran goalkeeper Fernando Muslera allowed his shot to slide via his palms simply earlier than half-time. Spain remained unbeaten in 34 aggressive matches and have but to concede a objective on the match, though their performances have but to match these of a number of different title contenders.
Uruguay eradicated as Cape Verde attain final 32
Uruguay’s defeat confirmed the two-time world champions’ exit from the match, making Marcelo Bielsa’s facet the highest-ranked crew eradicated within the group stage.
The loss additionally secured World Cup debutants Cape Verde a spot within the final 32 after they held Saudi Arabia to a goalless draw. Cape Verde completed second in Group H and superior to a knockout assembly with defending champions Argentina, whereas Uruguay’s disappointing marketing campaign ended after two attracts and a defeat.
