France will go to Iceland at Laugardalsvöllur Stadium on Monday for Matchday 4 of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers, trying to take one other step towards securing a spot within the 2026 event. With such a key sport forward, questions have been raised over the absence of star ahead Kylian Mbappé.
Following a convincing 3-0 win over Azerbaijan final Friday, France took a serious step towards qualification with an ideal file of three wins in as many video games. Mbappé performed a decisive function in that victory, opening the scoring in first-half stoppage time. Nonetheless, the Actual Madrid ahead might be lacking from the lineup in opposition to Iceland after selecting up an damage.
Kylian Mbappé won’t characteristic in Monday’s sport in opposition to Iceland, as he has been launched from the French nationwide staff. The striker was compelled off within the 83rd minute in opposition to Azerbaijan after taking a knock to his proper ankle. Head coach Didier Deschamps determined to ship him again to his membership to proceed his restoration fairly than threat him in Reykjavik.
The French Soccer Federation (FFF) confirmed the information in a press release: “After taking a knock to his proper ankle, Kylian Mbappé was compelled to come back off earlier than the top of the sport in opposition to Azerbaijan (3-0) on Friday night time on the Parc des Princes in Paris. Upon the French delegation’s return to Clairefontaine (Yvelines), the France captain met with Didier Deschamps. He will be unable to play on Monday, October 13 (8:45 p.m., on TF1) in Reykjavik in opposition to Iceland.”
Kylian Mbappe suffers discomfort vs. Azerbaijan.
The FFF additionally introduced that Deschamps won’t name up a substitute for Mbappé, leaving Les Bleus with one fewer attacking choice. Nonetheless, France stay in a robust place to clinch qualification, with one worldwide window left in November.
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France and Iceland will kick off concurrently Ukraine and Azerbaijan. If Les Bleus win away and Ukraine fail to take all three factors, France would attain 12 factors. With solely two video games remaining within the group stage, that tally could be sufficient to safe first place in Group D of the World Cup qualifiers.
What’s subsequent for Mbappe?
Mbappé has already returned to Valdebebas, Actual Madrid’s coaching floor, forward of a demanding stretch for the Spanish membership. It stays to be seen whether or not head coach Xabi Alonso will threat him in Sunday’s match in opposition to Getafe, because the ahead remains to be recovering and the membership faces essential fixtures forward.
On Wednesday, October 22, Actual Madrid will host Juventus within the Champions League earlier than taking over Barcelona in El Clásico on October 26. With a lot at stake in La Liga’s title race, Alonso is hoping to have Mbappé totally match for the showdown.
