On July 9th, in the World Cup quarterfinals, France faced Morocco, with France ultimately defeating Morocco 2-0. In this match, Mbappe scored and provided an assist, while Dembele found the net.

According to statistics from FIFA's official website, Ousmane Dembélé has become the third French player to score five goals at a single World Cup, after only Just Fontaine (13 goals in 1958) and Kylian Mbappé (8 goals in 2022, 8 goals in 2026) achieved the feat.

At this World Cup, Dembélé started six matches for France, contributing five goals and two assists.