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France vs Northern Ireland — Highlights & Goals

France3–1Northern Ireland
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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.

France and Northern Ireland met on Monday, June 8, 2026 (International Friendlies), and the match finished 3-1.

The goals came from Michael Olise (43'), Michael Olise (49'), Patrick Kelly (64'), Michael Olise (74').

France had 72% of the possession against 28% for Northern Ireland. The referee showed 0 yellow cards and 0 red cards in total.

Form & head-to-head

France — last 1

Northern Ireland — last 1

Timeline

16
  1. 43′Michael Olise
  2. 45'Malo Gusto↓ Jules Koundé
  3. 45'Maxence Lacroix↓ William Saliba
  4. 49′Michael Olise
  5. 62'Rayan Cherki↓ Ousmane Dembélé
  6. 62'Lucas Digne↓ Théo Hernández
  7. 62'Bradley Barcola↓ Désiré Doué
  8. 63'Ethan Galbraith↓ Ali McCann
  9. 64′Patrick Kelly
  10. 74′Michael Olise
  11. 79'Josh Magennis↓ Jamie Donley
  12. 79'Ceadach O’Neill↓ Patrick Kelly
  13. 79'Jamie McDonnell↓ Isaac Price
  14. 82'Manu Koné↓ Aurélien Tchouaméni
  15. 82'Maghnes Akliouche↓ Michael Olise
  16. 90'+1'N'Golo Kanté↓ Adrien Rabiot

Stats

FrancevsNorthern Ireland
72.4%Possession27.6%
27Shots4
5On Target2
9Blocked Shots0
5Corners1
5Offsides0
6Fouls7
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Saves2
770Accurate Passes256
13Tackles8
10Interceptions9
13Clearances25

Win probability

Pre-match odds

France 88%Draw 8%Northern Ireland 4%

Lineups

FranceStarting XI
  • 1Mike MaignanFrance
  • 2Theo HernándezFrance
  • 3William SalibaFrance
  • 4Dayot UpamecanoFrance
  • 5Jules KoundéFrance
  • 6Michael OliseFrance
  • 7Ousmane DembéléFrance
  • 8Désiré DouéFrance
  • 9Aurélien TchouaméniFrance
  • 10Adrien RabiotFrance
  • 11Kylian MbappéFrance
Substitutes
  • Warren Zaïre-Emery
  • Marcus Thuram
  • Brice Samba
  • Robin Risser
  • Jean-Philippe Mateta
  • Maxence Lacroix
  • Manu Koné
Northern IrelandStarting XI
  • 1Pierce CharlesNorthern Ireland
  • 2Ruairi McConvilleNorthern Ireland
  • 3Ciaron BrownNorthern Ireland
  • 4Trai HumeNorthern Ireland
  • 5Alistair McCannNorthern Ireland
  • 6Shea CharlesNorthern Ireland
  • 7Justin DevennyNorthern Ireland
  • 8Brodie SpencerNorthern Ireland
  • 9Jamie DonleyNorthern Ireland
  • 10Isaac PriceNorthern Ireland
  • 11Patrick KellyNorthern Ireland
Substitutes
  • Luke Southwood
  • Joshua Clarke
  • Ethan Galbraith
  • Braiden Graham
  • Josh Magennis
  • Callum Marshall
  • Jamie McDonnell