An Ousmane Dembele ($10.0m) hat-trick forced Kylian Mbappe ($10.5m) to take a backseat, while Erling Haaland ($10.5m) stayed on his Boston bench seat.

It ensured that France took Group I’s top spot while, in Toronto, Senegal’s thumping victory lifted them into the Round of 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams.

We reflect on this game in our Scout Notes, which features match stats from our World Cup Toolkit page.

NORWAY 1-4 FRANCE

• Goals: Aasgaard | Dembele (x3), Doue
• Assists: Schjelderup | Mbappe (x2), Tchouameni, Barcola
• Penalty won: Bobb
• Penalty conceded: T Hernandez
• Penalty missed: Strand Larsen
• Penalty saved: Maignan
• Shot on target bonus: Mbappe
• Tackle bonus: Aasgaard, Aursnes | Tchouameni
• Save bonus: Selvik | Maignan
• Top point scorers: Dembele (20), Aasgaard (11), Doue (10), Mbappe (9), Tchouameni (8)

SENEGAL 5-0 IRAQ

• Goals: Habib Diarra, Ismaila Sarr, Pape Gueye (x2), Iliman Ndiaye
• Assists: Seck, Lamine Camara, Ismaila Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye, Pape Gueye
• Red card: Sulaka
• Shot on target bonus: Ismaila Sarr, Jackson, Iliman Ndiaye
• Tackle bonus: Diatta, Idrissa Gueye | Bayesh
• Save bonus: Hassan
• Top point scorers: Pape Gueye (17), Ismaila Sarr (13), Iliman Ndiaye (12), Niakhate (9), Jakobs (9), Diaw (9), Habib Diarra (9)

TEAM STATS

SCOUT NOTES

• Despite both teams entering on six points, Ståle Solbakken clearly didn’t think Norway had a chance of winning, so he made 10 changes to the lineup. Fredrik Aursnes ($6.5m) remained, meaning there was no Haaland or Martin Odegaard ($7.7m) appearance. Completely missing was the injured Julian Ryerson ($4.2m).
• France brought in Maxence Lacroix ($4.5m), Theo Hernandez ($5.0m), Aurelien Tchouameni ($6.5m) and Desire Doue ($7.5m) for William Saliba ($5.3m), Lucas Digne ($5.0m), Adrien Rabiot ($6.4m) and Bradley Barcola ($8.0m).
• Sure enough, we almost had the third-fastest goal in World Cup history when Mbappe hit the crossbar after 22 seconds.
• Not that it took much longer for the opener. Mbappe found Dembele out wide, who struck into the far corner. In the 20th minute, the same combination ended with a left-footed finish.
• Yet, within seconds of the restart, Norway wiped out all French clean sheets. A shimmy from Thelo Aasgaard ($5.5m) created space to then execute a low shot.
• By the 32nd minute, current Ballon d’Or holder Dembele curled in another lovely left-footer. Each of his three looked so similar and straightforward, though this had all 11 players touch the ball – the first such goal of this tournament.
• After the break, Norway could’ve made things more interesting when Hernandez fouled Oscar Bobb ($5.1m). However, Jorgen Strand Larsen ($5.6m) tried to be clever with a stuttered run-up, and it didn’t fool Mike Maignan ($5.0m). The goalkeeper was rewarded for such a save.
• Following a long period of nothing, Doué headed in Barcola’s cross during stoppage time.
• Mbappe’s 55.9% ownership must make do with nine points, despite a lively performance of four shots and four key passes.
• We now know that Norway are facing Côte d’Ivoire in the Round of 32, whereas France will get a third-placed nation.

• Speaking of which, Senegal’s strong second half of 18 attempts and 10 shots on target turned 1-0 into a comfortable 5-0.
• After Habib Diarra‘s ($6.2m) fourth-minute opener preceded a Rebin Sulaka red card, the anticipated goal rush took a while to arrive. In fact, Sadio Mane ($7.6m) found a way to blank, even with four shots, four chances created and 11 penalty area touches to his name.
• Eventually, in the 56th minute, a defensive hesitation led to Ismaila Sarr‘s ($6.2m) tap-in and the floodgates opened.
• Substitutes Pape Gueye ($5.9m) and Iliman Ndiaye ($6.5m) joined the Crystal Palace man on double-digit hauls. The former scored twice and set up another in just 33 minutes, totalling 17 points.
• Gueye was one of five players to depart the original lineup, alongside Nicolas Jackson ($6.7m), Kalidou Koulibaly ($4.9m), El Hadji Malick Diouf ($4.1m) and the injured Edouard Mendy ($4.5m).
• Such a heavy win boosts Senegal up to fifth in the table of third-placed teams, ensuring knockout-phase football – and a possible meeting with England…