Mbappe will miss France’s match against Iceland due to injury

The French Football Federation has confirmed that Kylian Mbappe will miss France’s World Cup qualifier against Iceland on Monday due to injury.

Mbappé found the back of the net The Blues beat Azerbaijan 3-0 on Friday But he limped off with less than 10 minutes remaining after suffering what appeared to be a recurrence of his ankle injury.

The French Football Federation revealed that the captain will not make the trip to Reykjavik and will instead return to his club, Real Madrid.

The French Football Federation said in a statement, “Kylian Mbappe suffered a blow to his right ankle and was forced to leave the match against Azerbaijan on Friday evening in Paris at the Parc des Princes stadium.”

“When the French delegation returned to Clairefontaine, the French national team captain spoke with Didier Deschamps. He will not be able to play on Monday in Reykjavik against Iceland.

He added, “The national coach confirmed his withdrawal. Kylian Mbappe has been released to his club and will not be replaced.”

In the absence of their star player, France will hope to continue its perfect start in the World Cup qualifiers against Iceland.

Deschamps’ team scored the highest number of points in its first three matches in Group D, after defeating Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan.

The French won second place in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they fell to Argentina on penalties in the final, despite Mbappe scoring a hat-trick.