France advances to top spot in group nine as Senegal defeats Iraq

France secured first place in group nine of the World Cup following a 4-1 victory over Norway. Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick for France within 25 minutes, with goals in the 7th, 20th, and 32nd minutes, while Doue added a final goal in the 94th minute. Norway played with a heavily rotated squad and rested Erling Haaland for the match. In the same group, Senegal defeated Iraq 5-0 in Toronto to claim their first three points. Habib Diara scored the opening goal for Senegal in the 4th minute, and Iraq was reduced to ten men in the 13th minute after Sulaka received a red card confirmed by VAR. With this result, Senegal hopes to qualify as one of the best third-placed teams based on their goal difference. France finished the group stage with a perfect record of three wins in three matches.