Olise scores hat-trick to give France 3-1 win over Northern Ireland in 2026 pre-World Cup friendly

France and Northern Ireland played their international friendly, which ended in a victory for the French side, prior to their 2026 World Cup debut.

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After a tough game, France will prepare for their 2026 World Cup debut against Senegal on June 16. Michael Olise, the MVP.

The referee adds 3 minutes.

France 71%, Northern Ireland 29%.

With the result on their hands, France look to create a space for Mbappe, in order for him to score.

After an outstanding performance, Olise was subbed and in his place Akliouche enters the field.

With the result and the ball on their feet, France want to score another goal with few minutes left to play in the match.

France 71%, Northern Ireland 29%.

OLISE SCORES HIS HAT-TRICK IN THE GAME.

Despite being an international friendly, both teams want another goal and there chances from both sides at this point.

Northern Ireland have the ball in the second half.

Time to hydrate.

Despite the struggles, France keep creating dangerous chances and there is expectation for the rest of the game.

In a counterattack, Kelly scores for Northern Ireland, after a mistake from Upamecano.

Gusto, Lacroix, Cherki, Digne, Barcola are in, Kounde, Saliba, Dembele, Hernandez, Doue are out.

Despite Northern Ireland's attempts to create chances, France keep pressing the defensive line and are looking to score another goal.

After France's second goal in the game, Northern Ireland are not hiding and want to score their first goal of the match.

With a different perspective of the game in the second half, Northern Ireland are trying to score with Price leading the attacks.

With France more relaxed after the second goal, Northern Ireland start to attack.

Olise found the space in the area after a shot from Theo Hernandez and scores for France in the second half.

With the ball possession on their favor, France want to find the right space to score the second goal of the game.

Sascha Stegemann blows his whistle and the second half is underway!

• Possession: France 64% — Northern Ireland 36%

• Total Shots: France 9 — Northern Ireland 2

• Shots on Target: France 4 — Northern Ireland 0

• Blocked Shots: France 3 — Northern Ireland 1

• Corner Kicks: France 5 — Northern Ireland 1

• Fouls Committed: France 4 — Northern Ireland 7

• Offsides: France 2 — Northern Ireland 0

• Yellow Cards: France 0 — Northern Ireland 1

The referee blows his whistle and the matchup is at halftime.

After a ball from a free kick, Northern Ireland scored, but a player made a foul.

The referee adds three minutes.

After a long pass, Dembele shot on target, but the rebound was taken by Michael Olise, who scores for France.

With a great ball passing, Northern Ireland want to score with Kelly, that has been a menace for France.

France crossed the ball, but there is not a destinatary to score a goal.

France 75%, Northern Ireland 25%.

Despite the attacks from France, Mbappe is one of the players that has created the most dangerous situations for the French side, but still goalless.

Despite their attacks, France don't seem comfortable on the field.

Both teams take the field again.

Time to hydrate.

With the French side attacking, spaces are left in the defense and Northern Ireland try to attack.

Mbappe tried to score, but there was an offside before Mbappe's shot in N. Ireland's area.

France 68%, Northern Ireland 32%.

Kelly almost take advantage of a counterattack in France's area and was close to score, but the ball went wide.

France are attacking from all flanks and Northern Ireland just defend their area.

After a great run from one of his teammates, Mbappe tried to shoot from long-range and the ball went slow to Northern Ireland's goalkeeper hands.

With multiple attacks in Northern Ireland's area, Kylian Mbappe wants to score the first goal of the game.

With fouls and balls sent to France's area, Northern Ireland want to create dangerous situations.

With the French side playing in their country, they want to score from the first minute of the game.

The referee blows his whistle and the match starts.

Both teams are in the protocolary acts.

After warming up, both teams are getting ready to play in this international friendly.

Historically, France and Northern Ireland have faced each other 11 times in official international football matches.

• France Wins: 6
• Northern Ireland Wins: 2
• Draws: 3

France and Northern Ireland are on the field finishing their warm ups for this international friendly.

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.

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

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.

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!