France has hurdle as Mbappe misses games for a broken nose

Star France winger Kylian Mbappé will miss a chunk of time at Euro 2024 after breaking his nose. Reports coming out of Paris estimate he could miss the rest of France’s group-stage clashes and even a round-of-16 match.

Fortunately for Les Bleus, the France Football Federation confirmed Mbappé would not require surgery. Mbappé returned to the France team camp after hours of tests at a local hospital and will have a mask made for him as he prepares to play.

Regardless, the injury is a considerable blow for the France squad.

Mbappé nose injury comes at a tense time for France

Mbappé started the game up top for France in their Euro 2024 opener against Austria. It was a tense, physical battle, with fellow star Antoine Griezmann also suffering a head injury after an Austria defender shoved him into an advertising board. France only got the full three points through Maximilian Wöber’s own goal when he inadvertently headed a Mbappé cross into his net.

Mbappé, who missed several important chances against Austria, suffered a scary nose injury in the 85th minute. After Griezmann lofted a free-kick into the box, Mbappé, looking to get a head on the ball, smashed his face on the shoulder of a nearby Kevin Danso.

He stayed on the ground for several minutes and received medical treatment from France’s team doctors. He walked off the pitch gripping his bloody nose, his white French jersey stained with red.

After Austria illegally restarted play while France hadn’t made their sub, Mbappé, still gripping his nose, jogged back to the field and sat back down. The referee gave him a yellow card for unsporting-like behavior, allowing France to make two vital substitutions.

Team doctors say that Mbappé will miss France’s vital match against the Netherlands on Friday, and he’s a major doubt to return to face Poland next Tuesday. He will have to play the rest of the Euros in a mask, confirmed by both French media outlets and Mbappé…

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Author : Deolu Akingbade

Publish date : 2024-06-18 15:15:40

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