Concerns over Mbappé's availability hang over France's group closer with Poland
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Dortmund, Germany: Will he or won t he? Kylian Mbapp s availability for France remains the subject of much contention heading into the team s Group D...
Dortmund, Germany: Will he or won't he? Kylian Mbappé's availability for France remains the subject of much contention heading into the team's Group D closer against already-eliminated Poland in the European Championship. Kickoff is at 7pm Qatar time (1600 GMT).
Here’s what to know about the match:
Match facts
- Mbappé sustained a broken nose in France's opening 1-0 win over Austria and didn't come off the bench for the 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday, despite France coach Didier Deschamps having sounded optimistic his star forward could play while wearing a face mask. Mbappé has since featured in a behind-closed-doors match against a local team so he might be ready to return, though a smiling Deschamps was again coy about the situation in his eve-of-match news conference on Monday.
- France has done enough already to advance, at least as one of the four best third-place finishers, after Albania's loss to Spain on Monday in Group B. The French are tied on four points with the Netherlands, with Austria a point back in third ahead of its match against the Dutch.