Kylian Mbappé was not a starter this Friday against the Netherlands on matchday 2 of Euro 2024 and was also unable to wear his colorful mask inspired by the French flag.
The next day of the medical report, Mbappé went out to train with a blue, white and red mask that caused a sensation on social networks, but Uefa was responsible for bringing him down from the cloud by referring to what its competition regulations say.
“The medical equipment carried on the field of play must be of a single color and must not bear any identification of the team or manufacturer,” reads article 42.01 of the Uefa regulations, for which Mbappé had to have it made. an identical mask, but black.
Kylian only had two options according to the rule: “Black or the main color of the shirt; be in line with the professional aspect of the player’s equipment; not be attached or attached to the shirt; not pose any risk to the player who wears it or to any other player, and has no protruding parts.”
The famous tricolor mask will have to stay in the drawer or at least be used only when it comes to training. When it is an official match like this Friday against the Netherlands or next week against Polandthe former Paris Saint-Germain footballer will be seen with a completely dark design covering his face.
Curiously, the France mask was already being sold in that country and many entrepreneurs were looking forward to the start of the match so that sales would skyrocket, until Uefa made it clear that it could not be used on the playing field of Euro 2024.
France seeks qualification
France coach Didier Deschamps He highlighted in the pre-commitment that Mbappé’s recovery is progressing “in the right direction” and that they would do “everything possible to make him available” to play against the Dutch, in a clash of Group D leaders.
“The nose is less swollen. We will decide at the last moment based on your feelings,” she added. As a precaution, Deschamps chose to leave him on the bench, hoping that the rest of the firepower he has in attack could carry out the most complicated game of the group stage.
Griezmann, the captain
Spectacular in the last World Cup, in which France was runner-up, Griezmann did not shine at the start of the Euro Cup, in a tough game, with a lot of fighting, an ecosystem in which the Atlético de Madrid playmaker also knows how to roll up his shirt.
However, the streak continued: from the 2014 World Cup to the 2024 Euro Cup, a decade of debuts as a starter in major tournaments for Griezmann, with six wins in six games.
The Atlético de Madrid star took on the responsibility of being the captain in the absence of Mbappé. Deschamps used the empty spot to include Adrién Rabiot and Aurélien Tchouameni, thus creating a line of three in the center of the field alongside the figure of the last match, Al-Ittihad midfielder N’Golo Kanté.
