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France vs Northern Ireland LIVE: Confirmed lineups and referees the 2026 pre-World Cup friendly!

France will play their final international friendly ahead of the 2026 World Cup, squaring off against Northern Ireland, with lineups and referees confirmed, in a crucial pre-tournament test. Follow all the action, key highlights, and everything you need to know with our comprehensive live-blog coverage.

Kylian Mbappe of France and Trai Hume of Northern Ireland.
© Michael Owens and Michael Steele/Getty ImagesKylian Mbappe of France and Trai Hume of Northern Ireland.

France are putting the final touches on their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, closing out their pre-tournament schedule with an international friendly against Northern Ireland, with lineups and referees confirmed. With just days remaining until they kick off their tournament campaign, Les Bleus are highly motivated to bounce back following a disappointing 2-1 loss to Ivory Coast in their previous tune-up match.

[Watch France vs Northern Ireland in the USA on Fubo]

Kylian Mbappe and company will square off against a resilient Northern Ireland squad that narrowly missed out on qualification for this World Cup. Now shifting their focus toward the 2030 cycle, the Green and White Army view this high-profile clash as the perfect testing ground to evaluate fresh talent and build a foundation for the future.

Follow every minute of the action, critical plays, and goals that this matchup has to offer with our comprehensive live-blog coverage at Bolavip US.

Today's venue

Opened in 2012, the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy is an architectural marvel and the fourth-largest sports venue in France, boasting a standard football seating capacity of 50,186. Serving as the home ground for Lille.

It features a massive retractable roof that can completely open or seal shut in just 15 minutes, but its true party trick is the Showbox technology. Using powerful hydraulic lifts, the northern half of the hybrid grass pitch can completely lift and slide directly over the southern half, transforming the stadium into a fully enclosed 30,000-seat indoor arena within 24 hours.

Today's referees

  • Head Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)

  • Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch (GER)

  • Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)

  • Fourth Official: Martin Petersen (GER)

  • Video Assistant Referee (VAR): Christian Dingert (GER)

  • Assistant VAR: Nicolas Winter (GER)

Northern Ireland lineup

Northern Ireland starting XI: Pierce Charles; Trai Hume, Ruairi McConville, Ciaron Brown, Brodie Spencer; Shea Charles, Alistair McCann, Justin Devenny; Patrick Kelly, Isaac Price, Jamie Donley.

France lineup

France starting XI: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Theo Hernandez; Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot; Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Kylian Mbappe.

Kickoff time and how to watch

The match between France and Northern Ireland is scheduled to start at 3:10 PM ET / 12:10 PM PT on Monday, June 8, 2026, at the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy, in Lille, France.

In the United States, the game will be available via live streaming on Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and ViX.

Welcome to the France vs Northern Ireland game!

France and Northern Ireland have an international friendly match prior to the 2026 World Cup, and here in Bolavip you can follow the live minute-by-minute updates of this thrilling duel!

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