Kylian Mbappe will only undergo medical examinations on his judge if he meets his international teammates before the final round of the 2026 qualifications world cup, said France Coach Didier Deschamps on Monday.
The leader of France ran the knock on Saturday at the end of Real Madrid’s 3-1 LA Liga victory on Villarreal and put doubts about his availability of the national team for their upcoming qualification movements against Azerbaijan and Iceland.
«I spoke with Kylian, he had a small trade, but it is not serious, otherwise he would not be here today,» said Deschamp’s reporters on the Clairefontaine basis of the French team near Paris.
«We will take the time with the medical staff to assess the situation and then see how it develops. I have no further information at this stage because the players arrive around 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), so we will make the balance (then) as usual,» he added.
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate is also due to tests undergoing after being injured in the 2-1 defeat of the Reds in Chelsea on Saturday.
Les Bleus is at the top of their group with two victories of two so far in qualifying. They organize Azerbaijan on Friday in the Parc des Princes Stadium of Paris Saint-Germain before they travel to Iceland three days later.
Published on October 6, 2025