Ousmane Dembélé: French Football Star's Journey from Prodigy to World Cup Winner

The article profiles Ousmane Dembélé, a French international footballer born in Vernon in 1997. Trained in Normandy and at Stade Rennais, he rose to prominence at Borussia Dortmund before a record transfer to FC Barcelona to replace Neymar. Despite injury struggles, he earned a place in the French national team that won the 2018 World Cup. After missing the 2020 squad, he returned in 2022 and started in the lineup. The article is embedded within RMC Sport's coverage of the 2026 World Cup, with links to related stories about France's matches, including Dembélé's hat-trick against Norway, France's elimination by Spain, and the upcoming Spain-Argentina final.

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