Overview

• France beat Azerbaijan 3-0 in Paris to make it three wins from three in Group D, with Kylian Mbappé scoring before setting up Adrien Rabiot and Florian Thauvin adding a late volley on his return.
• The FFF announced overnight that Mbappé aggravated a right-ankle issue, will miss Monday’s match in Iceland, has returned to Real Madrid, and will not be replaced in the squad.
• Les Bleus lead the group on nine points and can clinch a World Cup berth with a win in Reykjavik if Ukraine do not defeat Azerbaijan in the other fixture.
• Didier Deschamps faces a depleted forward line after October absences for Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Marcus Thuram, Bradley Barcola and Rayan Cherki, having already shifted to a 4-4-2 against Azerbaijan.
• Deschamps said Mbappé’s ankle was sensitive and the pain was “quite important,” while Spanish media questioned France’s decision to play him given his pre-existing knock.