PADERBORN, Germany: France boast fearsome strength in depth but remain hugely reliant on Kylian Mbappe for inspiration and are now facing the prospect of being without their injured superstar for at least their next Euro 2024 game against the Netherlands on Friday.
Captain Mbappe is recovering from a broken nose suffered in Monday´s 1-0 win over Austria in Duesseldorf in their opening match at the tournament.
The new Real Madrid signing, who forced the own goal by Maximilian Woeber which decided the game, was badly hurt in a collision with Austrian defender Kevin Danso and had to be replaced by Olivier Giroud.