Report, result and goals as Olise scores hat-trick
Michael Olise underlined his status as one of the potential stars of the 2026 World Cup with a stunning hat-trick in France‘s 3-1 win over Northern Ireland.
Didier Deschamps’ side were beaten by Ivory Coast 2-1 in Nantes last Thursday, but their final home game before travelling across the Atlantic for the World Cup was a much more successful one.
It was not until the 43rd minute that Olise broke the deadlock with a far-post finish, and his rasping effort four minutes into the second half made it 2-0.
Northern Ireland pulled one back through Patrick Kelly, but the excellent Olise had the final say in trademark fashion when he cut onto his left foot and bent an imperious effort into the top-left corner.
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