Olise Scores 3 as France Beats Northern Ireland in World Cup Warmup
Michael Olise scored twice after halftime and France used a likely World Cup starting XI in a final home tune-up, officials said.
- On Monday in Lille, Michael Olise scored a hat-trick to lead France to a 3-1 World Cup warm-up victory over Northern Ireland in a final home-soil preparation before the tournament.
- Coach Didier Deschamps fielded a strong lineup likely representing France's starting XI for the upcoming tournament against a determined Northern Ireland side whose starting XI averaged just 22.6 years old.
- Northern Ireland's Patrick Kelly scored his first international goal in the 64th minute, but Olise finished the visitors with a flourish ten minutes later by curling a left-foot shot from outside the area.
- France departs for their training base near Boston on Wednesday, where the team will face Iraq in Philadelphia and Norway in Foxborough as they compete in Group I.
- Kylian Mbappe remains one goal shy of Olivier Giroud's record of 57 goals for France as the squad prepares for the World Cup, which begins in the United States in eight days.
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Fox SportsMichael Olise Completes Hat Trick As France Cruises Past Northern Ireland
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michael Olise completed his hat trick with a brilliant curler as France beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in its final World Cup warmup on Monday. It was also the last game on French soil for coach Didier Deschamps, who steps down following the World Cup after 14 years in charge of Les Bleus. He picked Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé in a glittering attack along with Olise and Désiré Doué. Olise netted from …
At the latest in his third prank, it ripped the French fans off their seats. Bayern star Olise once again enchanted the masses.
In which gala form Michael Olise is located, the Bayern pro shows at France's World Cup rehearsal. All goals in the victory against Northern Ireland are on his account.
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