France captain Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for his team's Euro 2024 clash with the Netherlands after breaking his nose in a 1-0 win over Austria on Monday, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced.
The FFF stated on Tuesday that Mbappe's availability for the Group D game against the Dutch in Leipzig on Friday "remains uncertain," and promised "a new update will be provided tomorrow."
The 25-year-old suffered the injury following a collision with Kevin Danso near the end of the match in Duesseldorf, resulting in his nose hitting the Austrian defender's shoulder violently.
Mbappe, who forced the own goal by Maximilian Woeber that secured the victory for France, left the pitch with his shirt soaked in blood.
The French federation later confirmed that Mbappe had undergone tests at a hospital in Duesseldorf before rejoining the France squad at their base in Paderborn, a two-hour drive away. They said he would not need surgery and that the new Real Madrid signing would be fitted with a mask to enable him to return to action "after a period of treatment."
"He is in a bad way. He is not well. His nose is a mess, that's for sure. That is the black mark of the evening for us," France coach Didier Deschamps said after the Austria match.
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