New France boss Zinedine Zidane has strongly prompt he expects Kylian Mbappe to go away his Nations League squad with a knee damage sustained by the nation’s all-time high scorer throughout their opening victory in Turkey on Friday.
Actual Madrid striker Mbappe collected Michael Olise’s cross contained in the field and drilled in the one purpose of the sport after 54 minutes, grimacing because the ball hit the online and making means for Need Doue shortly afterwards
⚽️ BUUUUUUT DE MBAPPÉ ! 🇫🇷🔥
Le capitaine des Bleus ouvre le rating et délivre la France ! 🤩
🇹🇷 Turquie 0-1 France 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/QU1KfUv345
— TF1 (@TF1) September 25, 2026
“He’s not good,” Bleus legend Zidane instructed TF1 (by way of L’Equipe) after his first match in cost, which was the primary of 4 Nations League video games for the previous champions till October 5.
“He developed hyperextension in his knee from the shot. He needed to come off. We’re not going to take any dangers. It’s not very encouraging for him to have the ability to proceed [with the squad].”
Turkey vs France: Kylian Mbappe damage
With Madrid faltering in latest weeks, Blancos head coach Jose Mourinho now has an additional concern that his aspect could possibly be with out final season’s Liga high scorer once they subsequent play on October 10.
Madrid’s defeat at Atleti final Sunday was their second in 5 video games and has left them six factors shy of leaders Barcelona initially of Mourinho’s second spell in cost.
Seven of the 9 Madrid video games Mbappe missed final season have been due to knee points, sitting out six weeks already throughout 2026.
What’s subsequent? France Nations League fixtures
France are subsequent in motion on Monday.
| Date | Fixture | BST begin time | ET | PT |
| Sept 28 | Belgium vs France | 19:45 | 14:45 | 11:45 |
For reside protection particulars around the globe, go to UEFA’s Nations League international broadcaster list.
Turkey vs France Nations League stats
- This was Turkey’s 655th match of all time throughout a file spanning 260 wins and 244 defeats, together with a 4-1 victory over Georgia in World Cup qualifying final 12 months of their solely earlier recreation on the Kocaeli Stadyumu
- That they had performed within the metropolis of Kocaeli earlier than, beating Chile 1–0 in a pleasant in 2008 courtesy of Halil Altıntop’s second-half purpose
- Turkey’s solely win over France got here of their sole aggressive dwelling recreation within the fixture, prevailing 2-0 in EURO qualifying in June 2019 courtesy of targets from Cengiz Below and Kaan Ayhan
- Together with friendlies, Turkey had misplaced one in every of their previous 9 matches in Turkey (W7 D1), the exception being a 6-0 defeat to present world champions Spain in World Cup qualifying final September
- France have gained 5 of the seven conferences between these groups, who shared their solely draw of their most up-to-date earlier assembly in 2019, scoring a purpose apiece in EURO qualifying on the Stade de France
- This was France’s 944th match since 1904, amassing 481 wins, 195 attracts and 268 defeats whereas scoring 1,712 targets and conceding 1,272
- Mbappe is France’s 67-goal file scorer and ninth most-capped participant, stage with Patrick Vieira and one behind Zidane’s complete
- Every of France’s final 10 targets have come after the forty seventh minute, with 5 scored by Mbappe and two by Ousmane Dembele, who scored every of his after the sixty fifth minute
- That they had scored not less than twice in 5 of their previous six Nations League matches outdoors of France, failing to take action in a 2-0 defeat to Croatia in Break up in March 2025, though they gained the return match 2-0 and superior to the semi-finals on penalties
