International Friendly

FT Monday, June 8, 2026
Northern Ireland LWLDW 1
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France WWWWL 3
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NIR011
FRA123
Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy · 43,272 att.

Match Report

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Michael Olise's hattrick sends France to World Cup with victory over Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland were undone by a superb Michael Olise hat-trick as France jetted off to the World Cup with a 3-1 friendly win.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
27.6
Possession
72.4
4
SHOTS
27
2
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
256
Accurate Passes
770
320
Passes
832
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
1
4
Crosses
16
0.0
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
27
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
9
8
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
10
25
Effective Clearances
13
25
Clearances
13

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 17William SalibaCD-L
  3. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 7Ousmane DembéléAM
  7. 14Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 20Désiré DouéAM-L
  11. 11Michael OliseAM-R

NIR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Pierce CharlesG
  2. 3Ruairi McConvilleCD
  3. 22Ciaron BrownCD-L
  4. 5Trai HumeCD-R
  5. 19Shea CharlesCM-L
  6. 16Alistair McCannCM-R
  7. 15Justin DevennyLM
  8. 20Brodie SpencerRM
  9. 10Jamie DonleyF
  10. 14Isaac PriceCF-L
  11. 2Patrick KellyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 25'
  3. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 27'
  5. 43' Goal! France 1, Northern Ireland 0. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 45' Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.
  7. 45' Substitution, France. Maxence Lacroix replaces William Saliba.
  8. 49' Goal! France 2, Northern Ireland 0. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 62' Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  10. 62' Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Théo Hernández.
  11. 62' Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.
  12. 63' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ethan Galbraith replaces Ali McCann.
  13. 64' Goal! France 2, Northern Ireland 1. Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Charles following a fast break.
  14. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  15. 68'
  16. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 70'
  18. 74' Goal! France 3, Northern Ireland 1. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
  19. 79' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Donley.
  20. 79' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ceadach O’Neill replaces Patrick Kelly.
  21. 79' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie McDonnell replaces Isaac Price.
  22. 80' Delay in match because of an injury Dayot Upamecano (France).
  23. 80'
  24. 82' Substitution, France. Manu Koné replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  25. 82' Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Michael Olise.
  26. 83' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 83'
  28. 90'+1' Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Adrien Rabiot.

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