Norway 1–4 France · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Group I · Match 400021489

Norway

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France

Boston Stadium

26 June 2026 · 19:00 UTC

Attendance 64,146

Group I · France Win

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 26: Ousmane Dembele #7 of France celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between Norway and France at Boston Stadium on June 26, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) — Ousmane Dembele struck a magnificent first-half hat-trick as France made it three wins out of three against a depleted Norway team.
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    Dembele hits terrific treble as France top group — Ousmane Dembele struck a magnificent first-half hat-trick as France made it three wins out of three against a depleted Norway team.
  

Match Goals

Norway 1–4 France

Goal positions — Norway attacks right

Norway

Goal Thelo AASGAARD

21' · Regular goal

France

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

7' · Regular goal

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

20' · Regular goal

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

32' · Regular goal

Goal Desire DOUE

90' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

France

10'

Yellow Card Patrick BERG

Norway

20'

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

France

21'

Goal Thelo AASGAARD

Norway

32'

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

France

65'

Sub France

↑ Rayan CHERKI ↓ Michael OLISE

65'

Sub France

↑ Bradley BARCOLA ↓ Ousmane DEMBELE

66'

Sub Norway

↑ Sondre LANGAS ↓ Henrik FALCHENER

74'

Yellow Card Aurelien TCHOUAMENI

France

76'

Sub France

↑ Ibrahima KONATE ↓ Dayot UPAMECANO

83'

Sub Norway

↑ Antonio NUSA ↓ Oscar BOBB

83'

Sub Norway

↑ Jens Petter HAUGE ↓ Andreas SCHJELDERUP

86'

Sub France

↑ Jean-Philippe MATETA ↓ Kylian MBAPPE

86'

Sub France

↑ Malo GUSTO ↓ Jules KOUNDE

90'

Goal Desire DOUE

France

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

Norway

Possession46.0%

Passes437

Pass Accuracy79.6%

Shots10

Shots on Target4

Corners4

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers28

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

France

Possession46.0%

Passes564

Pass Accuracy88.5%

Shots18

Shots on Target9

Corners5

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers19

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Comparative

NOR 46.0%PossessionFRA 46.0%

NOR 437PassesFRA 564

NOR 10ShotsFRA 18

NOR 4Shots on TargetFRA 9

NOR 0Def. PressuresFRA 0

NOR 9Counter-PressFRA 10

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

Norway · 4-4-2

High Press

4.1

Counter-Press

8.8

Mid Block

17.4

Low Block

34.8

Att. Transition

11.6

Final Third

15.0

High Block

6.0

Turnovers

28.0

France · 4-4-2

High Press

7.5

Counter-Press

10.1

Mid Block

20.3

Low Block

10.6

Att. Transition

12.5

Final Third

25.3

High Block

8.6

Turnovers

19.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

Norway — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 8.79 / 20)

High Press (score: 4.08 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 17.38 / 50)

Low Block (score: 34.76 / 50)

Deep Block / Low Block

France — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 10.07 / 20)

High Press (score: 7.47 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 20.30 / 50)

Low Block (score: 10.63 / 50)

High Counter-Press

Norway Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Starting XI

Norway · 4-4-2 · Coach: Brede HANGELAND

France · 4-4-2

Squads

Match squads

Norway — Squad

#	Player
1	Orjan NYLAND
2	Morten Thorsby
3	Kristoffer AJER
4	Leo OSTIGARD
5	David MOLLER WOLFE
6	Patrick BERG 🟨10'
7	Alexander SORLOTH
8	Sander BERGE
9	Erling HAALAND
10	Martin ODEGAARD
11	Jorgen STRAND LARSEN
12	Sander TANGVIK
13	Egil SELVIK
14	Fredrik AURSNES
15	Fredrik Andre BJORKAN
16	Marcus HOLMGREN PEDERSEN
17	Torbjorn HEGGEM
18	Kristian Thorstvedt
19	Thelo AASGAARD ⚽21'
20	Antonio NUSA ↑83'
21	Andreas SCHJELDERUP ↓83'
22	Oscar BOBB ↓83'
23	Jens Petter HAUGE ↑83'
24	Sondre LANGAS ↑66'
25	Henrik FALCHENER ↓66'
26	Julian RYERSON

France — Squad

#	Player
1	Brice SAMBA
2	Malo GUSTO ↑86'
3	Lucas Digne
4	Dayot UPAMECANO ↓76'
5	Jules KOUNDE ↓86'
6	Manu KONE
7	Ousmane DEMBELE ⚽7' · ⚽20' · ⚽32' · ↓65'
8	Aurelien TCHOUAMENI 🟨74'
9	Marcus THURAM
10	Kylian MBAPPE ↓86'
11	Michael OLISE ↓65'
12	Bradley BARCOLA ↑65'
13	Ngolo KANTE
14	Adrien RABIOT
15	Ibrahima KONATE ↑76'
16	Mike MAIGNAN
17	William SALIBA
18	Warren ZAIRE-EMERY
19	Theo HERNANDEZ
20	Desire DOUE ⚽90'
21	Lucas HERNANDEZ
22	Jean-Philippe MATETA ↑86'
23	Robin RISSER
24	Rayan CHERKI ↑65'
25	Maghnes AKLIOUCHE
26	Maxence Lacroix

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

Norway — Final Stats

Possession46.0%

Passes / Completed437 / 348

Pass Accuracy79.6%

Shots / On Target10 / 4

Corners4

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers28

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score8.79

France — Final Stats

Possession46.0%

Passes / Completed564 / 499

Pass Accuracy88.5%

Shots / On Target18 / 9

Corners5

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers19

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score10.07

Head-to-Head Comparison

NOR 46.0%PossessionFRA 46.0%

NOR 437PassesFRA 564

NOR 10ShotsFRA 18

NOR 4Shots on TargetFRA 9

NOR 0Def. PressuresFRA 0

NOR 9Counter-PressFRA 10

Distance & Speed Comparison

NOR 114,897Total Distance (m)FRA 110,064

NOR 0Total SprintsFRA 0

NOR 35.7Max Top Speed (km/h)FRA 37.6

NOR 30.6Avg Top Speed (km/h)FRA 27.6

Norway — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Patrick BERG	11,755	56	—	31.9	YC
Thelo AASGAARD	11,317	43	—	29.0	⚽
Fredrik AURSNES	11,268	58	—	32.9
Leo OSTIGARD	10,103	60	—	31.6
Jorgen STRAND LARSEN	9,947	21	—	30.1
Andreas SCHJELDERUP	9,481	28	—	27.7	🎯
Oscar BOBB	9,213	32	—	34.0
Henrik FALCHENER	7,000	23	—	33.0

France — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Aurelien TCHOUAMENI	11,316	70	—	29.6	🎯 YC
Desire DOUE	11,289	48	—	32.2	⚽ 4 shots
Manu KONE	10,853	56	—	27.4
Theo HERNANDEZ	9,801	56	—	33.5
Jules KOUNDE	9,723	53	—	32.8
Maxence Lacroix	9,428	49	—	28.9
Michael OLISE	8,821	44	—	33.1	3 shots
Dayot UPAMECANO	8,089	47	—	31.4

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021489" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

Norway vs France — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021489" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021489" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021489" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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