Overview

• France’s federation confirmed Mbappé will not travel to Reykjavik for the Iceland match and has been released from the squad without a replacement.
• Coach Didier Deschamps said the forward took another blow to the same ankle, noted the pain had eased since earlier in the week, and said he will be evaluated.
• Mbappé exited in the 83rd minute of France’s 3-0 win over Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes after scoring once and assisting once.
• Spanish outlet El Periódico reported concern at Real Madrid over the aggravated ankle problem as the player returns to Valdebebas for assessment.
• Argentina’s Franco Mastantuono was ruled out for the rest of the tour with a muscular overload and sent back to Madrid, while reports also flagged absences for Alejandro Zendejas, Dani Olmo, and Dean Huijsen during the international window.