France vs Ivory Coast Lineups, Score, Live Streaming, TV Channels, How and Where to Watch

France and the Ivory Coast will be playing in the 2026 World Cup, and before the tournament starts, the two national teams will play each other in a friendly match in France.

This is France's second-to-last match in France before traveling to the United States for the World Cup. In the March international break, France played two friendly matches in the United States.

France played against Brazil and Colombia, and they defeated both South American teams. France defeated Brazil 2-1 with goals from Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitike.

Their previous match was against Colombia, and France won the game 3-1 with a goal from Marcus Thuram and two goals from Desire Doue.

The Ivory Coast was also successful in the March international break after playing South Korea and Scotland. The Ivory Coast defeated South Korea 4-0 with goals from Evann Guessand, Simon Adingra, Martial Godo, and Wilfried Singo.

The Ivory Coast then defeated Scotland 1-0 with a goal from Nicolas Pepe.

Expected Lineups for France and Ivory Coast

France

• Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan
• Defenders: Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konate, Jules Kounde
• Midfielders: N'Golo Kante, Aurelien Tchouameni, Rayan Cherki
• Forwards: Kylian Mbappe, Marcus Thuram, Michael Olise

Ivory Coast

• Goalkeeper: Yahia Fofana
• Defenders: Ghislain Konan, Ousmane Diomande, Evan N'Dicka, Guela Doue
• Midfielders: Seko Fofana, Franck Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare
• Forwards: Yan Diomande, Elye Wahi, Nicolas Pepe

Where to Watch France vs Ivory Coast

France vs. the Ivory Coast will kick off at 3:10 p.m. ET/ 12:10 p.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 9:10 p.m. local time at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France.

The match will be available to watch in the United States and in other countries through select TV channels and streaming services.

• FOX Soccer Plus (USA)
• FOX Sports (USA)
• ViX (USA)
• TF1 television network (UK)
• TF1+ (UK)
• RTI 1 (Ivory Coast)

Score: France - Ivory Coast

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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM.