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Olise scores 3 as France beats Northern Ireland in World Cup warmup
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Michael Olise completed his hat trick with a brilliant curler as
France beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in its final World Cup warmup on Monday.
It was also the last game on French soil for coach Didier Deschamps, who steps
down following the World Cup after 14 years in charge of Les Bleus. He picked
Kylian Mbapp and Ousmane Dembl in a glittering attack along with Olise and
Dsir Dou.
Olise netted from close range in the 43rd minute after Dembl's shot was
blocked, then grabbed his second of the night in the 49th, blasting in from
near the penalty spot after Northern Ireland failed to clear a cross from the
right.
Saving the best for last, the fleet-footed winger broke off the right wing and
bent an unstoppable shot into the top left corner from 20 meters in the 75th.
Olise grabbed 22 goals in all competitions for Bayern Munich this season and
looks a certain World Cup starter for two-time champion France --- the
runner-up to Argentina four years ago --- against Senegal on June 16 in New
Jersey.
After Olise's second goal, France's defense went napping in the northern city
of Lille and Patrick Kelly tapped in a cross midway through the second half for
Northern Ireland.
Mbapp failed to add to his 56 international goals and remained one behind
France's all-time highest scorer Olivier Giroud.
Dutch double for Gakpo
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo's second penalty gave the Netherlands a scrappy
2-1 win against coach Fabio Cannavaro's Uzbekistan in New York.
His first came in the 32nd minute, but poor defending allowed Uzbekistan to
level in the second minute of stoppage time through Igor Sergeev's close-range
finish. When the Netherlands was awarded another penalty, Gakpo slotted in his
21st international goal.
Coach Ronald Koeman's Netherlands opens its World Cup campaign against Japan in
Dallas on June 14.
Netherlands lost the 2010 World Cup final to Spain, which played a warmup
against Peru in Mexico later on Monday. -__
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