France forward Kylian Mbappe is fit to feature in the team’s final Nations League group match against Turkey, coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed.
Les Bleus are seeking to secure a place in the quarter-finals with the fixture scheduled for Sunday.
The Real Madrid striker missed France’s defeat to Group A1 leaders Italy on Thursday because of a hamstring problem. However, Zidane confirmed on Saturday that he would be available for the Turkey encounter.
“He will be with us tomorrow (Sunday),” the coach said.
Mbappe, who has scored 17 goals in all competitions for Real Madrid this season, returned to the France squad for the current international break after missing his country’s previous three matches through injury.
Zidane said the forward’s return “changes everything”, adding: “I’d rather have him with us than not.”
The 54-year-old, who won the World Cup with France in 1998 and the European Championship two years later, also dismissed reports of tension between him and Mbappe, saying their relationship was going “perfectly”.
“I can’t stop people saying what they’re saying, but it’s nonsense and quite irritating,” Zidane said.
France sit second in Group A1, level on 10 points with Italy. They need at least a draw against Turkey in Bordeaux to guarantee qualification for the Nations League quarter-finals.