"No risk"

France in Nations League without Kylian Mbappe

France coach Didier Deschamps (right) is without Kylian Mbappé.(Bild: APA/AFP/FRANCK FIFE)

World Cup runners-up France will be without superstar and captain Kylian Mbappé in the upcoming Nations League matches. 

Coach Didier Deschamps has decided to do without the Real Madrid striker, who has recently been suffering from an ailment, for the games in Budapest against Israel on October 10 and four days later in Brussels against Belgium.

"No risk"
Mbappé did return to action on Wednesday in the Spanish top club's Champions League defeat in Lille (0:1). According to Deschamps, however, he will be rested due to the foot injury he suffered previously. "I'm not going to take any risks, which is why Kylian is not on the list," said the head coach.