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Most of the pre-game talk is surroundings France Euro 2024 Group stage match against the Netherlands Friday centered around her kylian mbappe fitness, Who suffered a broken nose in an accidental collision with Kevin Danso at the end of the victory over Austria on Monday.

Will Mbappé play for France against the Netherlands?

The day after the first round win, French coach Didier Deschamps revealed this Mbappe will have to have surgery at some pointbut he did not say whether that would happen during the tournament or afterward, with both options on the table.

On the eve of the match on Thursday. Deschamps then said that “things are moving in the right direction.” Regarding Mbappe’s availability, After the 25-year-old did some training. The player himself posted a somewhat mysterious message on Instagram on Wednesday in which he said: “Without risks there are no victories” Which gave French fans hope of his participation against the Dutch.

French media claims RMC Sport The most likely scenario is for Mbappé to start on the benchHopefully he has recovered enough to start France’s third and final group match against Poland on Tuesday (June 25).

The reason why Mbappe will not wear a “tri-colour” mask in Euro 2024

Also on Thursday, photos of France’s captain Sporting appeared An attractive mask in red, white and blue, the colors of the French “tricolour”, although it turns out he will not be allowed to wear it If he takes to the field in Leipzig, which Deschamps has not confirmed in either case.

This special mask also has its own mask Initialsfor him National team number (10) between them 2 stars (which is supposed to represent the World Cup for France) and Logo of the French Football Federation (FFF).

In accordance with UEFA’s rules on trademarks and advertising, “Medical equipment worn on the field must be of one color.” And “It should not allow identification of the team or manufacturer.”

Although Mbappé will not be allowed to wear the mask which has been trending all over social media over the past 24 hours, RMC Sport also reported that Mbappe was presented with a series of masks, including simple ones that comply with UEFA guidelines.

It seems that France is preparing for this Their captain was involved in some capacity As they look forward to securing qualification to the round of 16 as soon as possible. A win over the Netherlands would send them through to qualification with at least a game to go.