PADERBORN (Germany), June 20 ― France boast fearsome strength in depth but remain hugely reliant on Kylian Mbappe for inspiration and are now facing the prospect of being...
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. ― AFP picPADERBORN , June 20 ― 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 tomorrow.
And France coach Didier Deschamps will hope his team can get a positive result which could seal their last-16 place, meaning Mbappe might also be able to sit out the last Group D game against Poland without it being a problem.But can Les Bleus beat a strong Netherlands side without arguably the world's most lethal striker?
He has only scored once in France's last six matches, and that was in a pre-tournament friendly against Luxembourg. Deschamps' team lost 2-1 in a friendly in Germany last September when Mbappe was left on the bench. They also laboured to a 0-0 draw against Canada in their final pre-tournament friendly when he only appeared as a late substitute.Their goal threat is obviously not the same without Mbappe, even if he has still never scored at the European Championship.
Giroud, who will move to MLS after the tournament, is 37 now and has also been nursing a minor groin injury.
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