Michael Olis scored a hat-trick as France beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in their final friendly before the 2026 World Cup in Lille on Monday.
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Michael Olis scored a hat-trick as France beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in their final friendly before the 2026 World Cup in Lille on Monday. It was also the last game on French soil for coach Didier Descamps.
He is stepping down as coach after the World Cup. Descamps has been France's coach for the past 14 years. Olis scored in the 43rd, 49th and 74th minutes. Patrick Kelly pulled one back for Northern Ireland.
In another friendly, the Netherlands beat Uzbekistan 2-1. Cody Gakpo's second-half penalty was the decisive goal for the Dutch team. The Netherlands' first match of the World Cup is in Japan.
