Norway vs France LIVE

France are 3-1 up against Norway and set to claim top spot in Group I at the World Cup after Ousmane Dembele’s sublime hat-trick in Boston.

Norway, after 10 changes, had hope, thanks to a delightful goal from Rangers star Thelo Aasgaard, who replied to Dembele’s second within 79 seconds, but the Paris Saint-Germain superstar, and reigning Ballon d’Or winner, provided a reminder of his greatness with another curling effort.

Erling Haaland has been rested for the clash, though Kylian Mbappe is playing as the Real Madrid forward bids to add to his 16 World Cup goals in his career, with Lionel Messi holding the outright record on 18. Dembele, Mbappe and Haaland now have four goals apiece in the race to win the golden boot.

While the top two are assured of progress, Senegal and Iraq face a crucial clash of their own as they look to secure their own spot in the last 32. A win is a must for either to have a hope, and Senegal have handed Scotland a blow after Abdoulaye Seck’s opener, while Iraq’s Rebin Sulaka has been sent off after a VAR review.

Follow all of the latest as Group I reaches a conclusion with our live blog below:

45+5 mins: And the whistle goes for half-time.

A great half for France, and a terrific half for Dembele specifically, courtesy of that hat-trick.

Are France THE favourites for the tournament right now? Most people thought it’d be them or Spain going all the way, with a decent amount of picks for Argentina, too.

But France look perhaps the most well-rounded right now, the most comfortable at this level.

45+3 mins: France look very comfortable in that attacking third, with Doue, Dembele and Mbappe combining easily, and Kone often joining them, too.

45+1 mins: More great keeping from Selvik to deny Kone at very close range!

The France midfielder tried to roll the ball to the side, so he could go round the goalkeeper, but Selvik was wise to it.

44 mins: Close shave! A poor Norway pass has Doue one-on-one with Selvik in the box!

The goalkeeper does really well to dispossess the Frenchman without giving away a penalty.

Before you know it, Norway have a corner which is played deep, headed back across goal, then cleared.

And France break rapidly, until Dembele’s short pass in the Norway area is deflected away.

40 mins: Norway are back on the ball for a spell, but they give up possession deep in France’s half, with Les Bleus taking a throw-in from their own left flank.

They move it diagonally out to the right, then a crossfield ball is sprayed terrifically to Doue, who tries to squeeze between a pair of defenders and into the box.

37 mins: Another good stat for you; that’s the first first-half hat-trick at a World Cup since Oleg Salenko notched one for Russia versus Cameroon in 1994.

35 mins: That’s the third hat-trick at this World Cup, following Lionel Messi’s for Argentina and Jonathan David’s for Canada.

32 mins: The ball is slipped through to Strand Larsen in the France box, but he’s flanked by defenders and it’s nipped off him.

France come forward now, moving the ball tidily around the edge of the Norway area...

It goes out to the left, now the right. Dembele toys with his nearest man then curls one into the far bottom corner!!

It’s a hat-trick for him, three goals almost exactly the same!

31 mins: A bit of a look in for Norway there, as they have Maignan scrambling to get ahold of the ball just in front of his goal.

France soon cede possession again, and – for now at least – Norway look comfortable on the ball.

28 mins: You have to give Norway such credit for that instant reply.

A team with 10 changes in personnel, down 2-0 early, and they still find the chemistry and courage to keep themselves in it.