France 3-1 Northern Ireland

International Friendlies· 2026 International Friendly

France

Michael Olise 43', 49', 74'

Northern Ireland

Patrick Kelly 64'

3:1

📍 Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Timeline

Michael Olise1-0
43'
First Half ends,
Malo Gusto
↓ Jules Koundé
45'
Maxence Lacroix
↓ William Saliba
45'
Michael Olise2-0
49'
Rayan Cherki
↓ Ousmane Dembélé
62'
Lucas Digne
↓ Theo Hernández
62'
Bradley Barcola
↓ Désiré Doué
62'
63'
Ethan Galbraith
↓ Alistair McCann
64'
Patrick Kelly2-1
🅰 Shea Charles
Michael Olise3-1
🅰 Malo Gusto
74'
79'
Josh Magennis
↓ Jamie Donley
79'
Ceadach O’Neill
↓ Patrick Kelly
79'
Jamie McDonnell
↓ Isaac Price
Manu Koné
↓ Aurélien Tchouaméni
82'
Maghnes Akliouche
↓ Michael Olise
82'
N'Golo Kanté
↓ Adrien Rabiot
90'+1'

Game leaders

France

Total ShotsK. Mbappé6
Accurate PassesD. Upamecano95
Defensive InterventionsA. Tchouaméni11

Northern Ireland

Total ShotsP. Kelly2
Accurate PassesT. Hume35
Defensive InterventionsT. Hume17

Stats

FranceN Ireland

Possession

72%

28%

27Shots4

5Shots on target2

9Blocked shots0

Match info

Kick-off: Monday 8 June
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy · Lille, France
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
Attendance: 43,272
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

FranceLWWWW

WvsUkraine4-0
W@Azerbaijan3-1
W@Brazil2-1
W

770Accurate passes256

Northern IrelandWDLWL

L@Slovakia1-0
WvsLuxembourg1-0
L@Italy2-0
D@Wales1-1
WvsGuinea1-0

Head to head

FRA leads series 2-0

4 Jul 82France4-1Northern Ireland
19 Jun 58France4-0Northern Ireland

770Accurate passes256

10↓Donley

14↓Price

16Maignan

17↓Saliba

19↓Hernández

4Upamecano

5↓Koundé

14↓Rabiot

8↓Tchouaméni

20↓Doué

7↓Dembélé

11⚽3↓Olise

10Mbappé

Substitutes · France

18Warren Zaïre-Emery
9Marcus Thuram
1Brice Samba
23Robin Risser
22Jean-Philippe Mateta
26Maxence Lacroix↑
6Manu Koné↑
15Ibrahima Konaté
13N'Golo Kanté↑
21Lucas Hernández
2Malo Gusto↑
3Lucas Digne↑
24Rayan Cherki↑
12Bradley Barcola↑
25Maghnes Akliouche↑

Substitutes · Northern Ireland

12Luke Southwood
23Joshua Clarke
7Ethan Galbraith↑
17Braiden Graham
21Josh Magennis↑
8Callum Marshall
6Jamie McDonnell↑
9Kieran Morrison
13Ceadach O’Neill↑
18Jamie Reid

87'

Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Malo Gusto.

86'

Attempt blocked. Maghnes Akliouche (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.

85'

Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.

83'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

82'

Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Michael Olise.

82'

Substitution, France. Manu Koné replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.

80'

Delay in match because of an injury Dayot Upamecano (France).

80'

Corner, France. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.

79'

Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France).

79'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie McDonnell replaces Isaac Price.

79'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ceadach O’Neill replaces Patrick Kelly.

79'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Donley.

78'

Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).

78'

Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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.

73'

Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.

71'

Offside, France. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.

70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

68'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

68'

Attempt missed. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.

65'

Offside, France. Lucas Digne is caught offside.

65'

Bradley Barcola (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.

65'

Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).

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.

63'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ethan Galbraith replaces Ali McCann.

63'

Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot following a set piece situation.

63'

Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

62'

Attempt blocked. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

62'

Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.

62'

Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Théo Hernández.

62'

Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Ousmane Dembélé.

61'

Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).

61'

Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.

59'

Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.

56'

Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Théo Hernández.

55'

Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume.

49'

Goal! France 2, Northern Ireland 0. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

49'

Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (France) header from the left side of the box is blocked.

45'

Second Half begins France 1, Northern Ireland 0.

45'

Substitution, France. Maxence Lacroix replaces William Saliba.

45'

Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.

45'+4'

First Half ends, France 1, Northern Ireland 0.

45'+3'

Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+3'

Foul by Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).

45'+3'

Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'+3'

Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).

45'+2'

Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+2'

Foul by Ruairi McConville (Northern Ireland).

45'+1'

Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).

45'+1'

Ali McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

43'

Goal! France 1, Northern Ireland 0. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

43'

Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.

42'

Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

42'

Foul by Jules Koundé (France).

36'

Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

36'

Foul by Désiré Doué (France).

33'

Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.

27'

Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Désiré Doué.

27'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

25'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

24'

Attempt saved. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.

22'

Handball by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).

20'

Offside, France. Désiré Doué is caught offside.

20'

Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Désiré Doué.

19'

Corner, France. Conceded by Trai Hume.

18'

Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by William Saliba.

17'

Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

15'

Attempt missed. Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Price.

14'

Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.

14'

Foul by Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland).

14'

Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13'

Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13'

Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).

Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.

Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Théo Hernández.

Corner, France. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.

Corner, France. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.

Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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