Norway/France – Doué doesn't hold back after a special moment | OneFootball

Désiré Doué, the 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain and France national team midfielder/forward, spoke to beIN SPORTS on Friday night after the 4-1 win over Norway (video highlights Norway/France) on matchday 3 of the 2026 World Cup. He spoke about his special goal and the hat-trick by his Paris teammate Ousmane Dembélé (29-year-old forward).

Doué “it’s a wonderful feeling”

You had never scored with a header before?

Exactly, it’s my first headed goal in my career, and honestly, it’s a wonderful feeling. It’s very different from scoring with your foot, but I really enjoyed scoring with my head.

How did that happen?

I had done it in youth football, but as a pro it’s my first. You have to get into the box, go and attack it, and heading isn’t necessarily my strong point. This time, Bradley put the ball right on my head, and I just had to make the movement, and it ended very well.

Doué “we like playing together.”

Is it a nice image, in terms of your rivalry, to see his assist and your connection?

Exactly, because you’re the ones who put us in competition with each other. Even in Paris, you’ve always had that narrative. But we like playing together. We do, there are lots of matches where we play together, and I think we connect really well on the pitch. We also get along very well off it. I’m very happy that he gave me a magnificent assist.

Doué “When he’s like that, it’s incredible.”

Dembélé’s hat-trick and a great attacking connection, even if there are still some defensive weaknesses.

Defensively, we were still good. Despite the goal we conceded, we did a lot of very good things. Going forward, that’s Ousmane at his very best. When he’s like that, it’s incredible. He does us a world of good. Kylian (Mbappé), Michael (Olise) are top-class, and the substitutes bring a lot too. We have to keep it going.

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