France will also play the last international matches of the year without Kylian Mbappé. National coach Didier Deschamps will be without his captain at the end of the Nations League group stage.
"I've had talks with him and made this decision, it's better this way," said Deschamps at the squad announcement for the games against Israel on November 14 and the top clash with Italy three days later. "Kylian wanted to come, it's not because of any non-sporting problems," he reiterated.
The Real Madrid striker had already missed the Équipe Tricolore's two previous international matches against Israel (4:1) and Belgium (2:1) in October, although he was already back in action for his club at the time. In consultation with Deschamps and Real coach Carlo Ancelotti, Mbappé preferred to train in Madrid, but had also traveled to Stockholm privately during this time.
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