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Norway left Erling Haaland on the bench, so Ousmane Dembélé decided to play like him instead.

France locked up top spot in Group I with a 4-1 thrashing after Norway controversially rested ten starters.

Norway manager made ten changes to his lineup. He benched superstars and to save them for the Round of 32. France did not hesitate to exploit the reserve side. rattled the crossbar just 22 seconds in, setting the stage for 's masterclass. Dembélé scored three goals in the opening 32 minutes, setting a French national record for the fastest World Cup hat-trick. Thelo Aasgaard pulled one back for Norway, but Jørgen Strand Larsen had his penalty saved by . Désiré Doué added a late fourth for France, confirming their flawless group stage.

— and get this

's 32-minute treble is the second-fastest World Cup hat-trick from kickoff in tournament history.

became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty at this World Cup when he denied Jørgen Strand Larsen.

was inches away from the third-fastest goal in World Cup history, hitting the crossbar at 22 seconds.

Zlatan Ibrahimović slammed Norway's decision to rest players, while manager argued they had to be "smart" rather than "greedy."

Norway 1-4 France — World Cup

🇫🇷Norway left Erling Haaland on the bench, so Ousmane Dembélé decided to play like him instead.

Norway left Erling Haaland on the bench, so Ousmane Dembélé decided to play like him instead.