Kylian Mbappe is expected to be fit for the first group game of Football Euro 2024 after suffering a minor injury, easing concerns.
Mbappe started and scored once in a 3-0 win over Luxembourg. But the out-of-contract Paris Saint-Germain forward was left out of the starting line-up for France’s 0-0 draw in Canada in a friendly. UFABET
French outlet L’Equipe reported that Mbappe’s muscular injury was not serious. And that his absence from the starting line-up against Canada was merely a precaution. With Real Madrid’s new striker coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Ousmane Dembele.
Mbappé is therefore expect to be fit for the first group game of Euro 2024 against Austria on June 17. With France’s top hopeful forward increasingly involved in training.
Meanwhile, French national team coach Didier Deschamps is still evaluating options for the starting eleven. If there are no problems, Mbappe is expect to be the main player up front. Along with Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and there is still one vacancy left.
The French newspaper claims Mbappé may not be 100% fit for the entirety of the group stage. In which the 2022 World Cup runners-up will face Austria, the Netherlands and Poland. If France are to win the European Championship for the first time in 24 years. They could have to navigate the first phase, or at least part of it, without their talisman.