🚹 MbappĂ© starts for France against Azerbaijan

The French national team faces Azerbaijan in their third match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Despite having an ankle wrapped in cotton wool due to a sprain suffered last week against Villarreal, Kylian Mbappé is starting at the forefront of the attack in the system designed by Deschamps.

– Friday, 10 October 2025

The Real Madrid player is accompanied by Ekitike up front, while Malo Gusto and Kingsley Coman, among others, return to the starting lineup.

France: Maignan - Gusto, Saliba, Upamecano, T. Hernåndez - Olise, K. Thuram, Rabiot, Coman - Mbappé, Ekitike

Azerbaijan: Magomedaliyev - Aliyev, Mustafazade, Badalov, Krivotsyuk - Khaibulaev, Makhmudov, Emreli, Bayramov, Jafarguliyev - Akhmedzade

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