Kylian Mbappe will not travel to Azerbaijan this Sunday and will therefore have to wait to equal or beat Olivier Giroud’s record.
Olivier Giroud is now fixed. The current top scorer for the France team knows that his record will one day be broken by Kylian Mbappé, but is simply waiting to know when that will happen. Unless there is a very bad one for the Bondynois (and for the Blues, by extension), it will be for 2026.
Author of a double Thursday evening against Ukraine (4-0), Mbappé, by scoring his 55th international goal, came within two lengths of Giroud (57). Sunday, in the event of a double or treble in Azerbaijan, the captain of the Blues had the opportunity to equal or surpass his former teammate. But it will be postponed.
Mbappé, not the only one absent from the Blues
Hit in an ankle, Kylian Mbappé will not make the trip to Baku. His return to Madrid is scheduled for this Friday. While the Blues have already qualified for the World Cup, this match in Azerbaijan is without stakes.
The Tricolores will also be deprived of Eduardo Camavinga (injured),
as well as Manu Koné and Jules Koundé (suspended). Didier Deschamps confirmed his intention to rotate his squad for this meeting.
