Kylian Mbappé has been named as a substitute for France's Euro 2024 clash with the Netherlands days after breaking his nose in the team's first game of the tournament.
Didier Deschamps says France is doing everything they can to ensure Kylian Mbappe will be fit for their Euro 2024 game against the Netherlands. in the second half of Monday's 1-0 win for France. France's federation confirmed Mbappé wouldn't need surgery, though he is set to wear a mask for the remainder of the tournament, and whether he would participate against the Netherlands in any capacity was in question.
, the Netherlands manager, said in his news conference Thursday that his team was prepared to face a quality opponent regardless of the new "France is such a strong team that even if Mbappé is not playing, the substitute will be a great player as well," Koeman said."Not everything depends on whether Mbappé is there or not. We know that he can be a game changer. He had a big influence on the last two games, two qualification games, but it doesn't depend on us."France have won seven of the teams' past eight meetings, including home and away victories in qualifying.
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