Le Parisien reported that Kylian Mbappé was unable to participate in France’s training session on Tuesday, and doubts are growing over his participation in the match against Azerbaijan scheduled for next Friday.
Mbappé left the Real Madrid vs. Villarreal match with a slight ankle sprain. Despite attempts by the club’s management to dissuade him from joining the French camp, the 25-year-old insisted on being with Didier Deschamps’ squad and confirmed that the injury was not serious.
According to the latest report, Mbappé is still suffering from pain, which is why Deschamps decided to rest him. This is also the case with Liverpool center-back Ibrahima Konate. Overall, these two players were the only ones who did not train on Tuesday in France’s first training session in preparation for the resumption of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The current situation initially indicates that Mbappé will not participate against Azerbaijan, but his chances of making it to the match against Iceland on October 13 are high. Deschamps will likely rest him for the first match and start him in the second.
There is no doubt that losing Mbappé, given his exceptional form this season, would be significant, especially since the Real Madrid star has scored 14 goals in all competitions so far and is perhaps already the best player in the world since the start of the new season.
It is worth noting that France leads its World Cup qualifying group with six points from the first two rounds, and a win in the next two matches will virtually guarantee the 2022 World Cup runner-up a place in the 2026 tournament, scheduled to be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
