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Kylian Mbappé with his tricolor mask, which he will not however be able to wear during Euro-2024 matches.
FOOTBALL – Masked, but not in blue-white-red. Kylian Mbappé, injured in his nose during France’s first match at Euro-2024 against Austria, could well be on the field to play against the Netherlands this Friday, June 21 despite his fracture. But not with the same colored protection as that revealed during training on Thursday.
The day before the match, the captain of the France team showed up with a tricolor mask adorned with the Gallic rooster to protect his nose. Although visibly embarrassed by the accessory, he trained on the pitch at the Leipzig stadium almost normally.
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Didier Deschamps also expressed his optimism on the eve of the game, believing that the striker should be able to enter the field against the Netherlands. The coach also assured: “Kylian yes he will wear a mask, that’s for sure. »
” Solid color “
But not just any one. As stipulated in article 42 of the UEFA regulations concerning equipment, the native of Bondy will not be able to wear his mask in French colors because “medical equipment worn on the field of play must be solid colored and must not display any identification of the team or manufacturer”.
The state of health of Kylian Mbappé almost overshadowed the stakes of this Friday’s match, because a place in the round of 16 is at stake. So will he be on the field? His package would in any case be a huge blow for the vice-world champions, extremely dependent on their star.
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