Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for France vs Northern Ireland– Les Bleus’ final World Cup warm-up friendly before the mega tournament in the United States. The FRA NIR game took place in Lille in front of a crowd of 43,272.
France 3 (Michael Olise*3)
Northern Ireland 1 (Patrick Kelly)
L’Equipe player ratings France vs Northern Ireland 2026
Michael Olise aside, L’Equipe thought the rest of the French team had a pretty average evening, and it’s reflected in their starting team rating (5.6/10). Arsenal’s Saliba got a 6 while Chelsea’s Gusto, a replacement for Kounde, got a 5. Ousmane Dembele was given a 4/10 rating here- Dembele’s PSG team won the CL against Arsenal last month.
Ouest France newspaper player ratings France 3-1 NI
The paper thought Gusto (5) was better than the person he replaced (Kounde) on the evening
