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Mbappé misses France training with flu
September 22, 2026 at 07:29 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 14 hours
France captain Kylian Mbappé missed the team's training session on Tuesday at Clairefontaine because of a flu-like illness.
- Mbappé, the Real Madrid forward and France captain, did not train with his teammates on Tuesday due to a flu-like syndrome.
- Zinédine Zidane led his second session as France coach with 22 players after Mbappé remained in his room awaiting recovery.
- France play away at Türkiye on Friday and Belgium on Monday before hosting Italy and Belgium in October.
- The 2018 World Cup winner holds the all-time World Cup goal record with 22 after overtaking Lionel Messi this summer.