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France 3–1 Northern Ireland

Monday 8 Jun 2026 · Lille, France

France3–1Northern Ireland

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Olise Olise Kelly Olise

43′1–0Michael Olise France
49′2–0Michael Olise France
64′2–1Patrick Kelly Northern Ireland
74′3–1Michael Olise France

Hat-trick: Michael Olise

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

France

16Mike MaignanGK
4Dayot UpamecanoDF
5Jules KoundéDF ↓45′
17William SalibaDF ↓45′
19Theo HernándezDF ↓62′
7Ousmane DembéléMF ↓62′
8Aurélien TchouaméniMF ↓82′
11Michael OliseMF●●● ↓82′
14Adrien RabiotMF ↓90′
20Désiré DouéMF ↓62′
10Kylian MbappéFW

Came on

26Maxence Lacroix↑45′
2Malo Gusto↑45′
3Lucas Digne↑62′
24Rayan Cherki↑62′
12Bradley Barcola↑62′
6Manu Koné↑82′
25Maghnes Akliouche↑82′
13N'Golo Kanté↑90′

Northern Ireland

Came on

7Ethan Galbraith↑63′
21Josh Magennis↑79′
6Jamie McDonnell↑79′
13Ceadach O’Neill↑79′

No cards.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

France: 2117 → 2118
Northern Ireland: 1657 → 1656

Expected score for France: 96.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 10, 1928–2026.

France wins: 7
Draws: 3
Northern Ireland wins: 0

Form either side

France

Before

4–0 v Ukraine 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
3–1 v Azerbaijan 16 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Brazil 26 Mar 2026 · Friendly
3–1 v Colombia 29 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–2 v Ivory Coast 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly

After

3–1 v Senegal 16 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
3–0 v Iraq 22 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
4–1 v Norway 26 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
3–0 v Sweden 30 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–0 v Paraguay 4 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Northern Ireland

Before

0–1 v Slovakia 14 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Luxembourg 17 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–2 v Italy 26 Mar 2026 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2026
1–1 v Wales 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v Guinea 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly

After

None yet.

Every France v Northern Ireland match10

From France's side.


8 Jun 2026	Northern Ireland	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
18 Aug 1999	Northern Ireland	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
27 Apr 1988	Northern Ireland	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
26 Feb 1986	Northern Ireland	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
4 Jul 1982	Northern Ireland	4–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1982	Group stage
24 Mar 1982	Northern Ireland	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jun 1958	Northern Ireland	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1958	Quarter-final
11 Nov 1952	Northern Ireland	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
12 May 1951	Northern Ireland	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
21 Feb 1928	Northern Ireland	4–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: martj42 · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN