00:07Welcome to today's match between France and Northern Ireland in this international friendly.
00:11The game takes place at the Stade Pierre-Mourois on Monday evening.
00:15This is France's final warm-up match before they travel to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
00:20France come into this fixture after a warring 2-1 defeat against Ivory Coast in their last outing.
00:25Despite that loss, Didier Duchamp's side are still considered one of the favorites for the World Cup.
00:30They finish top of their European qualifying group with five wins and one draw.
00:33Their opponents, Northern Ireland, are also preparing for future competitions.
00:37They recently beat Guinea by one goal to nil.
00:39However, they missed out on a World Cup place after a 2-0 playoff defeat to Italy.
00:44The team is very young in their win against Guinea.
00:46The average age of the starting 11 was 22.1 years.
00:50For Northern Ireland, this is a big test.
00:51They will face Hungary, Ukraine, and Georgia in the UEFA Nations League later this year.
00:56A strong performance here would give them confidence for France.
01:00This is the last chance to fine-tune their system before the World Cup begins.
01:16The match began with France controlling possession.
01:19In the third minute, Spencer conceded a free kick for a foul on T. Hernandez.
01:25France continued to push forward.
01:27In the 20th minute, Tkouamini hit the woodwork after a corner delivered by D. Dewey.
01:33Two minutes later, P. Charles took a direct free kick for Northern Ireland.
01:39In the 24th minute, Northern Ireland goalkeeper P. Charles made an important save to deny Alas.
01:46Just before halftime, France broke the deadlock.
01:50In the 43rd minute, Michael Alas scored a goal.
01:53The assist came from Dembélé.
01:56Three minutes of added time were played.
01:59France made two defensive substitutions at the break, bringing on LaCroix for Saliba and Gusto for Cound.
02:06In the 49th minute, Michael Alas scored his second goal of the game.
02:11The assist was by T. Hernandez.
02:13Northern Ireland responded in the 64th minute.
02:17Patrick Kelly scored a goal for the visitors.
02:20The assist came from S. Charles.
02:23In the 68th minute, Alas missed the target for France.
02:27Several substitutions followed.
02:30France brought on Digny, Cherki, and Barcola.
02:34Northern Ireland replaced McCann with Galbraith.
02:37In the 81st minute, no further clear chances were created.
02:41There were no disallowed goals and no VAR reviews.
02:45The match ended in a draw with both teams scoring one goal each.
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02:54extra result of the target score.
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