Overview
- The French Football Federation confirmed Northern Ireland as the final pre-World Cup opponent in Lille on June 8, with FFF president Philippe Diallo announcing the decision after an executive committee meeting in Paris.
- France will also face Ivory Coast in Nantes on June 4 as the other warm-up, completing the two-match window before the tournament.
- The Lille fixture will be Didier Deschamps’ last game on home soil before he steps down after the 2026 World Cup.
- The squad will fly to the United States the day after the Lille match to set up base in Boston ahead of their June 16 opener against Senegal.
- France enters June on the back of a strong March tour in the U.S., beating Brazil 2-1 and Colombia 3-1, while a meeting with Northern Ireland would be the first since 1999.