Ousmane Dembele had to wait until his 20th appearance in major international tournaments for his first goal in one and just like London buses, they’re all now coming at once. He scored a hat-trick inside 32 minutes in France’s 4-1 victory over Norway.

In the battle for the top of Group I, the two teams took very different approaches. France went strong, while Stale Solbakken made 10 changes, including leaving Erling Haaland on the bench. In a match billed as Kylian Mbappe versus Haaland, the former provided two assists for Dembele.

Thelo Aasgaard pulled one back for Norway after France had gone 2-0 up but for most of the game, they looked like a side that had been heavily rotated and were missing their star men. Jorgen Strand Larsen should have given his side hope at 3-1 but saw his tame penalty saved by Mike Maignan before Desire Doue headed home France’s fourth late on.

Meanwhile, Senegal boosted their qualification hopes via a third-place finish with a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Iraq. They needed to win and significantly improve their goal difference. Habib Diarra headed them in front after four minutes and when Iraq defender Rebin Sulaka was sent off after 18 minutes for pulling down Sadio Mane, who would have been through on goal, Senegal had a great opportunity to do so.

Frustration was beginning to build but Ismaila Sarr continued his excellent tournament by making it 2-0 and three minutes later, substitute Pape Gueye curled in a spectacular third. His second and Senegal’s fourth was just as good. Iliman Ndiaye then added a fifth with another great strike.