In a highly anticipated Group I finale in Boston, France asserted their dominance with a clinical 4-1 victory over a heavily rotated Norway side to claim top spot in the group. With both teams already qualified for the Round of 32, Norway opted to rest key stars—including Erling Haaland—making ten changes to their starting XI. Les Bleus capitalized on their opponents' lack of cohesion almost immediately, as Ousmane Dembélé put on a masterclass, securing a stunning 32-minute hat-trick to put the match out of reach early on.

Dembélé opened the scoring in the 7th minute, cutting inside to fire a trademark effort into the bottom corner. He doubled the lead in the 20th minute with another superb strike from range. Although Norway hit back just 79 seconds later through a clever finish by Thelo Aasgaard, any hopes of a comeback were short-lived. Dembélé completed his treble in the 32nd minute, placing a carbon-copy effort past the Norwegian keeper. Norway's frustrations compounded early in the second half when Jørgen Strand Larsen's 50th-minute effort was ruled out. In the dying embers of the match, substitute Désiré Doué put the icing on the cake, heading home in the 90th minute to cement the 4-1 scoreline.

Dembélé was undoubtedly the star of the show, delivering one of the finest individual halves of the tournament. His lethal finishing and explosive pace tormented Norway’s makeshift backline, while Kylian Mbappé provided the creative spark upfront before his late substitution. For Norway, Aasgaard’s brief moment of brilliance provided a silver lining on an otherwise difficult night for Ståle Solbakken's depth players. With France securing a perfect nine points from the group stage, they march into the Round of 32 full of confidence to face Sweden in New Jersey, while a rested Norway squad will look to regroup ahead of their knockout clash against Ivory Coast in Dallas.