Jules Kounde and Mike Maignan have withdrawn from France’s squad for his or her journey to Denmark after sustaining accidents, main Didier Deschamps to name up Rennes’ Steve Mandanda.
Goals from Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud ensured France picked up the first win of their Nations League marketing campaign in opposition to Austria on Thursday, however their injury crisis worsened on the Stade de France.
Deschamps’ crew had been already with out Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and others for his or her remaining Nations League fixtures, and Juventus midfielder Pogba is a doubt for the World Cup after present process knee surgical procedure.
They had been additional depleted when Barcelona new boy Kounde was withdrawn after 23 minutes in opposition to Austria, and it has now been revealed Maignan was in ache earlier than his personal half-time exit.
An announcement issued by the French Football Federation on Friday learn: “Mike Maignan had to surrender his place to Alphonse Areola at half-time in France-Austria on Thursday night on the Stade de France, due to ache felt within the left calf.
“The Milan goalkeeper will be unable to play in opposition to Denmark on Sunday in Copenhagen. To exchange him, Didier Deschamps known as on Steve Mandanda.
Mike Maignan (mollet) est remplacé par Steve Mandanda #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/kj6D6BTXZM
— Equipe de France (@equipedefrance) September 23, 2022
“Maignan will go away the group in the course of the day, as will Jules Kounde, who’s affected by a left hamstring injury. Both gamers will take exams within the morning earlier than being launched to their membership.
“Kounde will not be replaced in the group that will arrive in Copenhagen on Saturday.”
Mandanda has received 34 senior caps since making his France debut in 2008, and was a part of the squad which received the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
France might nonetheless be relegated from the highest tier of the Nations League and can not progress to the competitors’s finals, with Croatia and Denmark locked in a battle for high spot in Group A1.
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