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Watch France vs Northern Ireland today as Les Bleus play their final friendly before heading to the 2026 World Cup, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
- Date: Monday, 8 June 2026
- Kick-off time: 8:10pm BST / 3:10pm ET / 5:10am AEST (Tue.)
- FREE Stream: BBC iPlayer (UK) / TF1 (France)
- TV & Streaming: Fox Sports 2 (US), Stan Sport (Australia)
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A surprise loss at home against the Ivory Coast sent shockwaves across the world as one of the favourites for success at the 2026 World Cup were downed.
Northern Ireland will be hoping for more of the same as they face the star-studded Les Blues line-up in this friendly at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.
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Yes! You can watch France vs Northern Ireland free in the UK on BBC iPlayer and on TF1+ in France.
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How to watch France vs Northern Ireland in the UK
Viewers in the UK can watch France vs Northern Ireland on BBC Three and via the BBC iPlayer.
Kick-off is at 8.10pm BST on Thursday, 4 June.
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Fans in the US can watch France vs Northern Ireland on Fox Sports 2, whose streaming service Fox One has a 3-day free trial.
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With their PSG contingent still yet to be integrated, France were downed 2-1 on home soil by the Ivory Coast in their penultimate friendly before the World Cup begins in just over a week's time.
Albeit a heavily rotated squad, with Amad Diallo netting the winner for the African nation, Deschamps is expected to go much stronger as Northern Ireland are next up in Lille this evening.
Les Bleus have faced Northern Ireland on a trio of prior occasions, all of which came before the turn of the millennium, winning all three, scoring nine goals and conceding just one.
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Northern Ireland will not be at this summer's finals after crashing out in the play-offs against Italy back in March. Michael O'Neill's men were beaten 2-0 on the night, but have been unbeaten since.
A 1-1 draw with Wales preceded a 1-0 win over Guinea just three days ago, as Tom Atcheson scored and was sent off, in a low-key friendly in Spain.
Following promotion from the UEFA Nations League third tier in November 2024, the visitors will be looking to give a good account of themselves against heavyweights France before tricky visits to Hungary, Ukraine and Georgia in September to come.
FourFourTwo's prediction
France 3-0 Northern Ireland
Les Bleus should bounce back with avengence and win with ease.
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