Mbappé scores vs Türkiye, but injures his left knee

Kylian Mbappé, France captain and Real Madrid forward, kicked off Zidane’s era with the goal that gave his side a 0-1 win over Türkiye—then he was hit by a second blow. In the same move around the 54th minute, he injured his left knee and had to come off.

France opened Group 1 of League A in the Nations League with the win “at a high cost”. Türkiye, with Arda Güler leading the way, made things difficult, and Zidane’s breakthrough came only through Mbappé.

At 54’, Michael Olise played him in: Mbappé advanced and struck with a right-footed shot. He tried to continue, even returning to the pitch, but couldn’t. He was replaced by Désiré Doué at the 59th minute. Zidane and José Mourinho will wait for medical tests to determine the injury’s extent.

Late on, Çakir was shown a red card for a foul on Barcola, leaving France with ten men. Bayindir came on after the expulsion and a substitution move, and later caught a set-piece taken by Dembélé.