France national football team captain Kylian Mbappé suffered a new injury to his right ankle during the match against Azerbaijan on Friday in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and he will miss the “Blues” trip to Iceland, according to the team’s technical staff announced yesterday.

Mbappé had previously suffered a right ankle injury with his club Real Madrid, and he received two hits during the 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan the day before yesterday, in a match where he scored the opening goal before being substituted before the end.

His absence adds to a long list of forwards missing from the October qualifiers camp, such as Ousmane Dembélé, last season’s best player in the world, Désiré Doué, Marcus Thuram, and Bradley Barcola.

The French Football Federation statement said: “Kylian Mbappé will not be able to play on Monday (tomorrow) against Iceland.”

Upon returning to the Clairefontaine training center, “the French captain spoke with coach Didier Deschamps,” who “officially announced his absence.”

The French Federation explained that Mbappé “has returned to be at his team’s disposal and will not be replaced by another player.”

The French star had rested during training last week.

Mbappé scored the first goal from an individual effort (45+2), before receiving the first hit on his injured ankle after a challenge from Rustam Ahmadzadeh who received a yellow card (52).

He then suffered a new hit to the same ankle from Abdullah Kheibayev at the end of the match, leading him to leave the field and be replaced by Florian Thauvin (82).

Deschamps said after the match: “His ankle is sensitive, and he received a hit in the same spot, so he preferred to leave because the pain was severe.”