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France will play Northern Ireland at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille in their final warm-up fixture ahead of the World Cup 2026, which they kick off against Senegal on June 16.
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The France vs Northern Ireland game takes place on Monday, June 8.
► Kick-off — 3:10 p.m. ET / 12:10 p.m. PT / 8:10 p.m. BST / 5:10 a.m. AEST (Sun.)
• FREE stream — TF1+ (France) / BBC iPlayer (U.K.)
• U.S. — FS2 via Fubo
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Didier Deschamps' men will be hoping to put in a better performance than they did in their previous friendly against Ivory Coast, who beat them 2-1. Although France fielded a heavily rotated squad, the lack of attacking impetus is something they will be looking to address quickly.
Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland, meanwhile, missed out on a World Cup berth following their 2-0 playoff defeat to Italy. However, with a young squad – the average age of the team that faced Guinea on Thursday was just 22.1 – they have their sights firmly set on the future.
While the Green and White Army is unlikely to make many changes, Deschamps may give the nod to the likes of Ibrahima Konaté, Maghnes Akliouche, and Marcus Thuram, with several players involved in the Champions League final still unavailable.
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The France vs Northern Ireland game is free-to-air on TF1+ in France and on BBC iPlayer in the U.K.
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The France vs Northern Ireland World Cup warm-up game is available to watch on Stan Sport in Australia.
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