Dembélé hat-trick sends Sweden into France clash Tuesday

France 4–1 Norway on Friday night. Dembélé scored a first-half hat-trick, Mbappé added one late, and your team now knows what Tuesday looks like: Sweden face France in the round of 32 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (8) (12).

Elanga did not know Sweden had qualified

Anthony Elanga scored the goal that put Sweden through, Sweden 1–1 Japan, and then collapsed on the pitch believing your team were out (4) (5). He had misunderstood the group permutations. Assistant coach Sebastian Larsson told the media afterwards: "He might have dozed off when we talked through the scenarios" (4). Graham Potter joked that Elanga could do with some extra lessons on tournament arithmetic (10).

France ran over Norway in 45 minutes

Ousmane Dembélé needed half an hour to kill the game. Three goals before the break, the first World Cup first-half hat-trick since 1994 (3) (11). Mbappé made it four late on. Norway got one back, Andreas Schjelderup said it "feels extra piss" (3). France win Group I and go through unbeaten.

Sulaka sent off as Iraq crash out

Rebin Sulaka, the Iraq centre-back who grew up in Sweden, saw red in a defeat to Senegal that eliminated Iraq from the tournament (9). Senegal advance.

What Tuesday holds

Sweden meet France at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday (12). Ousmane Dembélé, speaking before the Norway match, was careful: "It will be difficult, nothing is certain for us" (1). But after what France did on Friday night, your team know exactly what they are walking into.

Fan reactions

Swedish fans on Reddit are already dissecting the France matchup. One recurring talking point: a penalty Sweden should have been awarded against Japan, still stinging. Another thread examines the knockout bracket permutations that locked Sweden into a meeting with France, and some fans half-jokingly suggested Norway fielded a weakened side against France to avoid facing Sweden in the next round.

Discuss the France draw on r/Allsvenskan