May 22, 2026
Lens RC supporters hold team scarfs as they watch the French Cup final football match between Lens RC and Nice OGC on a giant screen at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, northern France, on May 22, 2026. Photo by Francois LO PRESTI / AFP.
Lens won the French Cup for the first time in their history with a 3-1 victory over Nice in the final at the Stade de France on Friday.
Florian Thauvin, a member of the France squad that won the World Cup in 2018, scored one goal and set up another for Odsonne Edouard as Lens found themselves 2-0 ahead late in the first half.
Teenager Djibril Coulibaly pulled one back for Nice with his first senior goal just before the interval and they hit the woodwork twice in the second half.
