Kylian Mbappe suffered a facial injury late in France’s 1-0 win over Austria to kick off their EURO 2024 in Germany on Monday, and France says it’s ‘uncertain’ whether the forward will be available for a huge match against the Netherlands.
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But Mbappe was shown training for France ahead of Friday’s game against the Netherlands and he was wearing a mask covering his nose and cheekbones with a France flag on it.
🥷🇫🇷#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/LghAKemHKf
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) June 20, 2024
What happened to Mbappe?
Mbappe rose to duel for a ball in the box and his header attempt missed the ball and caught the shoulder of Austria’s Kevin Danso.
The World Cup winner and new Real Madrid man was bloodied and required treatment from trainers.
France manager Didier Deschamps says it’s ‘apparently’ a broken nose for Mbappe, and that Les Bleus ‘will see’ how it affects the captain.
Mbappe’s hard first-half cross led to an own goal, and he might’ve had a brace on another day. Might we see Mbappe miss time, or even emerge with a mask? The latter seems probable if he plays and, like Josko Gvardiol last World Cup, it seems there’s always one!
Kylian Mbappe injury video
Ouch 😬
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 17, 2024
Mbappé had to be treated on the field after this contact pic.twitter.com/bFfzYfPvsu
