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Ousmane Dembele hat-trick enough to see off Norway and ensure France top World Cup group
OLIVER HOLT AT BOSTON STADIUM: In the end, this epic contest of glorious abandon was about neither Erling Haaland, rested by Norway, nor Kylian Mbappe.
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What happenedOusmane Dembele hat-trick enough to see off Norway and ensure France top World Cup group.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Ousmane Dembele hat-trick enough to see off Norway and ensure France top World Cup group". The right frames it as "Norway 1-4 France: Ousmane Dembele steps out of Kylian Mbappe's shadow to steal the limel...".
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4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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CenterOusmane Dembele hat-trick enough to see off Norway and ensure France top World Cup group
Irish Independent · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNorway 1-4 France: Ousmane Dembele steps out of Kylian Mbappe's shadow to steal the limelight in Boston as fans are denied World...
Norway 1-4 France: Ousmane Dembele steps out of Kylian Mbappe's shadow to steal the limelight in Boston as fans are denied World Cup clash of the titans between French captain and rested Erling Haaland
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OLIVER HOLT AT BOSTON STADIUM: In the end, this epic contest of glorious abandon was about neither Erling Haaland, rested by Norway, nor Kylian Mbappe.