Norway vs France FIFA World Cup Highlights — Dembele scores hat-trick in 4-1 win for Les Blues
NOR vs FRA — Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe face off for the first time on the international stage. Follow live score, updates and goals from Norway vs France at the FIFA World Cup 2026 here.
Updated : Jun 27, 2026 02:38 IST
France’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring a hat-trick against Norway in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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France’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring a hat-trick against Norway in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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elcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between Norway and France from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Follow this space to find out as the match kicks off on a warm afternoon in the United States of America.
Norway vs France Highlights:
7’ Goal for France | Kylian Mbappe sent in a gorgeous through pass across the park to Dembele on the right. The PSG forward cut in to his left and then shot between two Norwegian defenders and past Egil Selvik to open the scoring for Les Blues.
20’ Goal for France | Mbappe combined with Dembele again, this time feeding him the ball from midfield. Dembele drifted to his left and then took a long-range, finding the bottom-left corner.
21’ Goal for Norway | France is caught cold seconds after the second goal as Andreas Schjelderup set up Aasgaard in the box. He took a grounded shot as Maignan was caught cold on the wrong side.
32’ Hat-trick for Dembele | Dembele shifted to his left with the ball stuck to his feet in the Norway box, and then curled the ball past Selvik to complete his hat-trick. He became the third Frenchman to score thrice in a World Cup match after Just Fontaine and Mbappe.
50’ Norway’s penalty miss | Jorgen Strand Larsen stepped up to take the penalty after Oscar Bobb was brought down in the box. The Crystal Palace forward aimed for the bottom-right corner but Mike Maignan made a save.
90+4’ Goal for France | Substitute Bradley Barcola sent in a cross to the centre and Desire Doue got his head to it, finding the bottom-right corner to make it 4-1.
Desire Doue’s late strike after a brilliant hat-trick by Ousmane Dembele sees Les Blues romp to dominant win over Norway. The two-time world champion will face Sweden for a spot in the round of 16.
90+4′
France attacks through set-play, with Bradley Barcola sending in a cross to the centre and Doue getting a head to it. He find the bottom-right corner to make it 4-1.
90+2′
The match has tapered into a rather lacklustre last quarter, with Dembele and Mbappe leaving the field, while Haaland remained on the bench throughout the game.
72′
Norway starts with fresh energy after the second hydration break. Oscar Bobb gets a pass in the box and tries a shot on goal. Maignan makes a crucial block and Lacroix clears the ball out of danger.
64′
France brings Dembele off, who leaves with a rousing applause from fans in the stadium. Three goals today – one that keeps France firmly ahead in the final group-stage match.
63′
Desire Doue tries to beat Ostigard along the left with a rainbow flick. However, he is surrounded by another Norwegian defender as he loses the ball.
58′
Selvik looked to have picked up an injury, but Norway’s medical team rushed to him for assistance and the Norwegian goalkeeper is back on his feet and hoofs the ball long from the goal kick.
56′
Desire Doue minuses to Mbappe at the edge of the box. The Real Madrid strike goes for right-footed hit, but the shot goes off-target, flying over the net.
51′
Norway employs an overload in the final third. Bobb triggers the attack, Schjelderup sets up Strand Larsen, but France eventually clears the ball out of danger.
50′
Strand Larsen steps up to take the penalty and aims for the bottom-right corner. Maignan guesses right and makes a save!
48′
Norway enjoys early possession in the second half. It has, however, chosen not to bring on Haaland. Meanwhile, Bobb gets the ball in the box, twists and turns and Hernandez brings him down. Michael Oliver points to the spot! Penalty to Norway.
Second half begins!
Both teams get back to the field after the break. Norway makes two changes as it looks to stop an in-form France and try and pull off a comeback.
June 27, 2026 01:22
HALFTIME
HT: Norway 1-3 France
A hat-trick by Ousmane Dembele keeps France firmly ahead against Norway at the break. The combination of Dembele and Mbappe has looked very dangerous throughout the first half, one that Les Blues will look to use the most in the knockouts.
45′
France has continued raining attacks one after another, with Olise, Dembele and Mbappe on the prowl against a second-string Norway side. But the fourth goal has somehow not arrived.
32′ Dembele scores a hat-trick!
Ousmane Dembele shifts to his left with the ball stuck to his feet in the Norway box, and then takes a shot that curls past Selvik to complete a hat-trick. He becomes the third Frenchman to score thrice in a World Cup match after Just Fontaine and Kylian Mbappe.
29′
Schjelderup carries the ball into the French box again. he tries to set up Strand Larsen. This time, France’s centre-backs rush back to put the attack to bed, with Maignan finally taking control of the ball.
28′
The match resumes after the hydration break as Norway hopes to pull off a combeack. It has already scored once, can it score again? We will find out soon.
21′ Norways pulls one back!
France is caught cold seconds after the second goal as Schjelderup sets up Aasgaard in the box. He takes a grounded shot as Maignan is caught cold as he goes to the wrong side.
Norway 1-2 France.
20′ Dembele scores again! NOR 0-2 FRA
Mbappe tries to drag the ball into Norway’s final third, he is dragged down. Mbappe doesn’t stop and feeds the ball to Dembele on the right as the referee gives an advantage. Dembele drifts to his left and takes a shot from outside the box to find the bottom-left corner.
17′
France attacks against the run of play quickly, with Desire Doue getting the ball along the left flank. He cuts to his right and then takes a shot, forcing a regulation save by Selvik.
June 27, 2026 00:48
OFFSIDE
16′
Dembele gets the ball along the right flank. As he tries to make a run into the box, the referee stops play as the forward was slightly off the line.
14′
Action on the other end! France’s defence is left in some sort of slumber as Strand Larsen gets the ball in the box and takes a shot, which goes over the net.
13′
Michael Olise runs into the box with the ball this time and takes a shot. Ostigard makes a crucial block at the last moment to deny a second to France.
12′
France looks on song at the moment. Olise wins the ball in the midfield, crosses to Mbappe on the right, but the Real Madrid striker’s angles is too narrow to cause any trouble for Les Blues.
7′ Dembele scores!
Mbappe sends in a gorgeous through pass across the park to Demble on the right. The PSG forward cuts in to his left and then shoots between two Norwegian defenders and past Selvik to open the scoring for Les Blues.
4′
Dembele plots an attack along the right. He beats his marker and sends the ball in for Olise. Though Norway initially clears it, the ball reaches Kone, who takes a shot on the volley after receiving it. The shot is on target but Selvik makes a good save!
3′
Norway has made 10 changes in its squad for it has already qualified for the knockouts. The decision clearly looks a tactical one, leaving fans waiting for the eye-watering clash between Mbappe and Haaland.
Kick Off!
France gets the ball rolling and Kylian Mbappe gets the ball into the final third and takes the shot. The ball comes off the post. It has not even been a minute!
A moment of silence before kick off!
Both teams gather around the centre-circle to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the earthquakes in Venezuela. A devastating eathquake shook Venezuela on June 24. The calamity has let to thousands getting displaced, while the death toll has risen to 920.
Minutes to kick off!
Players of Norway and France walk out of the tunnel, with fans in red and blue – of Norway as well as France – take their phones out to take photos. Some applaud as the teams take their positions for the national anthems.
From 1998 to 2026, Norway finds a unique connection with France
Norway’s presence at the 2026 World Cup breaks a massive 28-year tournament drought. The last time the Norwegian men qualified for a World Cup was back in 1998—a tournament famously hosted (and won) by France.
Did you know?
Norway vs France is being played at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. To meet strict FIFA regulations, the stadium had to temporarily replace its traditional synthetic turf with a fully natural grass surface specially grown and maintained just for these World Cup matches.
From the gantry: Guy Stephan, Assistant Coach, France
“Didier (Deschamps) wants to finish top, as the whole group does, because it would be completely different logistically,” Stephan said.
“The travel times to different cities would be a lot longer if we finish second. And there’s the issue of the temperatures, too. First place is best.”
From the gantry: Stale Solbakken, Norway head coach
“It is an important game (against France), but the most important is the round of 32,” Solbakken told a press conference.
“Knowing the prerequisites… we don’t know how many games we will get. It is 100 per cent certain that we will need to be rested for the round of 32, mentally and physically. It could be that we have to play 30 minutes of extra time or penalties.”
“There is an argument that these players are used to playing every three days, but here (there) is so much pressure. It is like a pressure cooker,” he added.
“We are very happy with six points. We can learn a lot from France because they have been in this situation. They are going to game three and will rest some players. We should not become too greedy. We have to be more smart than greedy.”
“He is not focused on being the top scorer. He is focused on the team, and he is a team player who is happy when a teammate scores,” Solbakken said. “He has the killer instinct and wants to score, but his greater strength is that he puts the team first.”
Major changes for Norway
Two of Norway’s attacking spearheads have been benched for this contest – Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard. A very clear indication from the Norwegian head coach that the side is already preparing for its round of 32 contest.
To top or not to top: A question for all of France
France has already qualified for the round of 32. But the question that will haunt France is whether it should go for a point after all against Norway.
To top the group, Les Blues will need only a point – a result that will keep them in the Northeastern United States until the quarterfinals rather than take a long road through Dallas, Miami and Atlanta.
Though they will avoid clashes with the likes of Brazil, England and Portugal early on, their potential opponents, as group toppers, could include Germany in the round of 16 and European champion Spain in the semifinals.
Norway vs France predicted line-ups:
Though France and Norway have both qualified for the round of 32, they are both expected to put their best foot forward with the top spot up for grabs.
The best is perhaps always saved for the last. The final matchday of Group I features Norway and France locking horns for top spot in their group, a fixture that headlines Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland facing each other.
Both teams have already qualified for the round of 32 with consecutive wins, and the match will have plenty of subplots – La Liga veterans going up against Premier League overlords, World Cup heavyweights, Les Blues, taking on giant-killer Norway and a duel between two of the most exciting professionals of the sport in modern times.
NOR vs FRA — Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe face off for the first time on the international stage. Follow live score, updates and goals from Norway vs France at the FIFA World Cup 2026 here.
Updated : Jun 27, 2026 02:38 IST
France’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring a hat-trick against Norway in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
| Photo Credit:
AP
France’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring a hat-trick against Norway in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
| Photo Credit:
AP
elcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between Norway and France from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Follow this space to find out as the match kicks off on a warm afternoon in the United States of America.
Norway vs France Highlights:
7’ Goal for France | Kylian Mbappe sent in a gorgeous through pass across the park to Dembele on the right. The PSG forward cut in to his left and then shot between two Norwegian defenders and past Egil Selvik to open the scoring for Les Blues.
20’ Goal for France | Mbappe combined with Dembele again, this time feeding him the ball from midfield. Dembele drifted to his left and then took a long-range, finding the bottom-left corner.
21’ Goal for Norway | France is caught cold seconds after the second goal as Andreas Schjelderup set up Aasgaard in the box. He took a grounded shot as Maignan was caught cold on the wrong side.
32’ Hat-trick for Dembele | Dembele shifted to his left with the ball stuck to his feet in the Norway box, and then curled the ball past Selvik to complete his hat-trick. He became the third Frenchman to score thrice in a World Cup match after Just Fontaine and Mbappe.
50’ Norway’s penalty miss | Jorgen Strand Larsen stepped up to take the penalty after Oscar Bobb was brought down in the box. The Crystal Palace forward aimed for the bottom-right corner but Mike Maignan made a save.
90+4’ Goal for France | Substitute Bradley Barcola sent in a cross to the centre and Desire Doue got his head to it, finding the bottom-right corner to make it 4-1.
Desire Doue’s late strike after a brilliant hat-trick by Ousmane Dembele sees Les Blues romp to dominant win over Norway. The two-time world champion will face Sweden for a spot in the round of 16.
90+4′
France attacks through set-play, with Bradley Barcola sending in a cross to the centre and Doue getting a head to it. He find the bottom-right corner to make it 4-1.
90+2′
The match has tapered into a rather lacklustre last quarter, with Dembele and Mbappe leaving the field, while Haaland remained on the bench throughout the game.
72′
Norway starts with fresh energy after the second hydration break. Oscar Bobb gets a pass in the box and tries a shot on goal. Maignan makes a crucial block and Lacroix clears the ball out of danger.
64′
France brings Dembele off, who leaves with a rousing applause from fans in the stadium. Three goals today – one that keeps France firmly ahead in the final group-stage match.
63′
Desire Doue tries to beat Ostigard along the left with a rainbow flick. However, he is surrounded by another Norwegian defender as he loses the ball.
58′
Selvik looked to have picked up an injury, but Norway’s medical team rushed to him for assistance and the Norwegian goalkeeper is back on his feet and hoofs the ball long from the goal kick.
56′
Desire Doue minuses to Mbappe at the edge of the box. The Real Madrid strike goes for right-footed hit, but the shot goes off-target, flying over the net.
51′
Norway employs an overload in the final third. Bobb triggers the attack, Schjelderup sets up Strand Larsen, but France eventually clears the ball out of danger.
50′
Strand Larsen steps up to take the penalty and aims for the bottom-right corner. Maignan guesses right and makes a save!
48′
Norway enjoys early possession in the second half. It has, however, chosen not to bring on Haaland. Meanwhile, Bobb gets the ball in the box, twists and turns and Hernandez brings him down. Michael Oliver points to the spot! Penalty to Norway.
Second half begins!
Both teams get back to the field after the break. Norway makes two changes as it looks to stop an in-form France and try and pull off a comeback.
June 27, 2026 01:22
HALFTIME
HT: Norway 1-3 France
A hat-trick by Ousmane Dembele keeps France firmly ahead against Norway at the break. The combination of Dembele and Mbappe has looked very dangerous throughout the first half, one that Les Blues will look to use the most in the knockouts.
45′
France has continued raining attacks one after another, with Olise, Dembele and Mbappe on the prowl against a second-string Norway side. But the fourth goal has somehow not arrived.
32′ Dembele scores a hat-trick!
Ousmane Dembele shifts to his left with the ball stuck to his feet in the Norway box, and then takes a shot that curls past Selvik to complete a hat-trick. He becomes the third Frenchman to score thrice in a World Cup match after Just Fontaine and Kylian Mbappe.
29′
Schjelderup carries the ball into the French box again. he tries to set up Strand Larsen. This time, France’s centre-backs rush back to put the attack to bed, with Maignan finally taking control of the ball.
28′
The match resumes after the hydration break as Norway hopes to pull off a combeack. It has already scored once, can it score again? We will find out soon.
21′ Norways pulls one back!
France is caught cold seconds after the second goal as Schjelderup sets up Aasgaard in the box. He takes a grounded shot as Maignan is caught cold as he goes to the wrong side.
Norway 1-2 France.
20′ Dembele scores again! NOR 0-2 FRA
Mbappe tries to drag the ball into Norway’s final third, he is dragged down. Mbappe doesn’t stop and feeds the ball to Dembele on the right as the referee gives an advantage. Dembele drifts to his left and takes a shot from outside the box to find the bottom-left corner.
17′
France attacks against the run of play quickly, with Desire Doue getting the ball along the left flank. He cuts to his right and then takes a shot, forcing a regulation save by Selvik.
June 27, 2026 00:48
OFFSIDE
16′
Dembele gets the ball along the right flank. As he tries to make a run into the box, the referee stops play as the forward was slightly off the line.
14′
Action on the other end! France’s defence is left in some sort of slumber as Strand Larsen gets the ball in the box and takes a shot, which goes over the net.
13′
Michael Olise runs into the box with the ball this time and takes a shot. Ostigard makes a crucial block at the last moment to deny a second to France.
12′
France looks on song at the moment. Olise wins the ball in the midfield, crosses to Mbappe on the right, but the Real Madrid striker’s angles is too narrow to cause any trouble for Les Blues.
7′ Dembele scores!
Mbappe sends in a gorgeous through pass across the park to Demble on the right. The PSG forward cuts in to his left and then shoots between two Norwegian defenders and past Selvik to open the scoring for Les Blues.
4′
Dembele plots an attack along the right. He beats his marker and sends the ball in for Olise. Though Norway initially clears it, the ball reaches Kone, who takes a shot on the volley after receiving it. The shot is on target but Selvik makes a good save!
3′
Norway has made 10 changes in its squad for it has already qualified for the knockouts. The decision clearly looks a tactical one, leaving fans waiting for the eye-watering clash between Mbappe and Haaland.
Kick Off!
France gets the ball rolling and Kylian Mbappe gets the ball into the final third and takes the shot. The ball comes off the post. It has not even been a minute!
A moment of silence before kick off!
Both teams gather around the centre-circle to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the earthquakes in Venezuela. A devastating eathquake shook Venezuela on June 24. The calamity has let to thousands getting displaced, while the death toll has risen to 920.
Minutes to kick off!
Players of Norway and France walk out of the tunnel, with fans in red and blue – of Norway as well as France – take their phones out to take photos. Some applaud as the teams take their positions for the national anthems.
From 1998 to 2026, Norway finds a unique connection with France
Norway’s presence at the 2026 World Cup breaks a massive 28-year tournament drought. The last time the Norwegian men qualified for a World Cup was back in 1998—a tournament famously hosted (and won) by France.
Did you know?
Norway vs France is being played at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. To meet strict FIFA regulations, the stadium had to temporarily replace its traditional synthetic turf with a fully natural grass surface specially grown and maintained just for these World Cup matches.
From the gantry: Guy Stephan, Assistant Coach, France
“Didier (Deschamps) wants to finish top, as the whole group does, because it would be completely different logistically,” Stephan said.
“The travel times to different cities would be a lot longer if we finish second. And there’s the issue of the temperatures, too. First place is best.”
From the gantry: Stale Solbakken, Norway head coach
“It is an important game (against France), but the most important is the round of 32,” Solbakken told a press conference.
“Knowing the prerequisites… we don’t know how many games we will get. It is 100 per cent certain that we will need to be rested for the round of 32, mentally and physically. It could be that we have to play 30 minutes of extra time or penalties.”
“There is an argument that these players are used to playing every three days, but here (there) is so much pressure. It is like a pressure cooker,” he added.
“We are very happy with six points. We can learn a lot from France because they have been in this situation. They are going to game three and will rest some players. We should not become too greedy. We have to be more smart than greedy.”
“He is not focused on being the top scorer. He is focused on the team, and he is a team player who is happy when a teammate scores,” Solbakken said. “He has the killer instinct and wants to score, but his greater strength is that he puts the team first.”
Major changes for Norway
Two of Norway’s attacking spearheads have been benched for this contest – Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard. A very clear indication from the Norwegian head coach that the side is already preparing for its round of 32 contest.
To top or not to top: A question for all of France
France has already qualified for the round of 32. But the question that will haunt France is whether it should go for a point after all against Norway.
To top the group, Les Blues will need only a point – a result that will keep them in the Northeastern United States until the quarterfinals rather than take a long road through Dallas, Miami and Atlanta.
Though they will avoid clashes with the likes of Brazil, England and Portugal early on, their potential opponents, as group toppers, could include Germany in the round of 16 and European champion Spain in the semifinals.
Norway vs France predicted line-ups:
Though France and Norway have both qualified for the round of 32, they are both expected to put their best foot forward with the top spot up for grabs.
The best is perhaps always saved for the last. The final matchday of Group I features Norway and France locking horns for top spot in their group, a fixture that headlines Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland facing each other.
Both teams have already qualified for the round of 32 with consecutive wins, and the match will have plenty of subplots – La Liga veterans going up against Premier League overlords, World Cup heavyweights, Les Blues, taking on giant-killer Norway and a duel between two of the most exciting professionals of the sport in modern times.
#Deadspin #Larry #Fitzgerald #Arizona #gave #home">Deadspin | Larry Fitzgerald thanks all of Arizona: ‘You gave me a home’
Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Larry Fitzgerald and his son Devin Fitzgerald unveil his bust during the Class of 2026 enshrinement ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 8, 2026.
One day after being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, longtime Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald paid for a full-page ad in the Arizona Republic to thank everyone who made a Minnesota native feel welcome in the state he calls home.
After being selected by the Cardinals with the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, Fitzgerald spent all 17 years of his NFL career in Arizona. He caught 1,432 passes for 17,492 yards and 121 touchdowns while earning 11 trips to the Pro Bowl.
Fitzgerald ranks second to Jerry Rice on the NFL’s all-time lists for receptions and receiving yards. He stands sixth in touchdown catches, trailing Rice, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Chris Carter and Marvin Harrison.
Here’s the message Fitzgerald penned for his Arizona Republic ad:
People have asked me countless times what it felt like to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The truth is, it was one of the greatest honors of my life.
But this really isn’t a Hall of Fame story.
It’s a thank-you letter.
I arrived in Arizona as a 20-year-old kid who didn’t know a single person. I had no idea this desert would become the place that would shape me into the man I am today.
The day I landed was the same day the nation learned Pat Tillman had lost his life. Pat is one of America’s great heroes.
I stepped off the plane into a state where its people were carrying real grief, and something inside me grew quiet. I started paying attention.
You learn quickly what loyalty looks like when it isn’t just a word.
For the next 17 seasons, I quietly measured myself against the standard Pat Tillman set. I’m still not sure I ever lived up to it.
Somewhere along the way, Arizona stopped being the place where I lived and became the place I was from.
It happened through a thousand ordinary moments until one day, I realized this was simply home. Not because I was a Hall of Famer. Not because I was a wide receiver. Just because the people of this state allowed me to be Larry.
You don’t fall in love with a place because of its stadiums. You fall in love on quiet mornings hiking Camelback Mountain.
On crisp fall afternoons walking a golf course. During summers in Flagstaff and standing among the red rocks of Sedona that remind you just how small you are in the best possible way.
When I stopped playing football, I walked away quietly. I’m known for my Irish goodbyes. Arizona even gave me that. Yet you kept showing up for me anyway, especially through the work of my foundation. Your support was never conditional. You never asked me to be anything other than myself, and somehow that was always enough.
Arizona gave a kid from Minneapolis something he didn’t even know he was searching for.
Belonging.
And that sense of belonging changed me.
After a while, you weren’t cheering for a wide receiver anymore, you were cheering for one of your own.
So this isn’t really a story about 17 years in a Cardinals uniform or a bronze bust in Canton.
It’s the story of a young man who was welcomed by a state that owed him nothing and gave him everything.
Thank you, Arizona.
Thank you for letting a kid from somewhere else become one of your own.
Thank you for embracing not just the player, but the man.
You gave me far more than a career. You gave me friendships that will last a lifetime. You gave me purpose beyond football.
You gave me a place where my children will always know they belong.
#Larry #Fitzgeralds #Hall #Fame #induction #years #making">Larry Fitzgerald’s Hall of Fame induction is 25 years in the making
When I arrived to cover the Minnesota Vikings for the St. Paul Pioneer Press in 2000, it was clear I was dealing with a star-studded roster.
The team boasted future Pro Football Hall of Famers; wide receivers Cris Carter and Randy Moss and defensive tackle John Randle. Plus, there were a ton of other stars including quarterback Daunte Culpepper, center Matt Birk and running back Robert Smith. The Vikings were loaded with star power.
The talent around the team wasn’t relegated simply to the roster, however.
That summer I first laid my eyes on a 16-year-old high school junior named Larry Fitzgerald Jr. The son of a local media member and close friend of Vikings’ head coach Dennis Green, Little Fitzy was a ball boy during training camp and on game days. It turns out, Larry Fitzgerald Jr. is very likely the most famous former NFL ball boy in history.
On reporting date, fellow reporter Kevin Seifert pointed out Fitzgerald to me and said “that’s a bad man.” Seifert didn’t say that about any of the actual Vikings that day.
Fitzgerald was already known as the best Minnesota high school prospect in years and he was considered one of the best high school players in the country. Seifert told me the buzz was that the kid was, no doubt, headed to the NFL in a half decade or so. Seifert was on the money. I’m not sure the Hall of Fame was mentioned or not.
But this weekend of course, that’s exactly where Little Fitzy is headed. He will be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Fitzgerald will be remembered as one of the best and most productive wide receivers in league history after an incredible 17-season career with the Arizona Cardinals.
I have a ton of memories of being around Fitzgerald, but there’s one that stands out among them all.
One day after training camp, a nameless Vikings’ wide receiver camp body was getting extra work on a JUGS machine, catching balls. He was being tutored by Fitzgerald, who was showing this player how to properly approach the incoming ball. This was a child instructing a grown man an NFL team deemed good enough to attend training camp.
Larry Fitzgerald Jr. was special even back then.
In addition to his incredible natural football ability, Larry Fitzgerald Jr. stood out for his politeness and good nature. You could tell he was a good kid from the first time you met him.
There was no I’m-going-to-be-a-star attitude. He was genuine and he worked his tail off with the rest of the ball boys. There was no entitlement. It was as if he was using his time around an NFL camp as an internship for his future. He passed with flying colors.
I’ve always cherished following his career from his days at Pittsburgh in college to his days of dominating the NFL and I’ve enjoyed running into him over the years now and again.
#TNPL #Live #Allround #batting #display #propels #Nellai #Royal #Kings">TNPL 2026 Live: All-round batting display propels Nellai Royal Kings to 206/8
Follow Sportstar for extensive coverage of the tenth edition of the TNPL, from live scores and match reports to exclusive analysis and features.
TOSS
Tiruppur Tamizhans won the toss and chose to bowl first.
PLAYING XIs
Nellai Royal Kings: Athish SR(w), D Santhosh Kumar, Ajitesh Guruswamy, U Mukilesh, Rithik Easwaran, Sonu Yadav(c), Muhammed Adnan Khan, Ramalingam Rohit, Emmanuel Cherian, NS Harish, Rocky Bhasker
Tiruppur Tamizhans: Tushar Raheja(w), Amit Sathvik, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Mohamed Ali, Uthirasamy Sasidev, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore(c), M Mathivannan, S Mohan Prasath, R Silambarasan, Esakkimuthu A, T Natarajan
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