The 24 players of the France team, including Kylian Mbappé who was absent the day before, took part in collective training on Wednesday, three days before the quarter-final of the World Cup against England, told AFP a source close to the Blues. The session took place behind closed doors at the Jassim bin Hamad stadium in Doha, which was fully booked, with various workshops on the program and a small team tournament of eight to end the training. Tuesday evening, the day after a full day of rest, Mbappé had remained in the room for a “classic” recovery work, according to the management, two days after the round of 16 won against Poland (3-1), a match played entirely by the 23-year-old world champion. All the other holders had participated in a slight scrubbing.
This absence of the Paris SG striker has been widely commented on by the English media. “It was a little recovery session. The day before, we had a day off. I think he decided to stay indoors with the coach, there is nothing to worry about,” the defender played down. Ibrahima Konaté Wednesday at a press conference. The France team faces England on Saturday (8:00 p.m.) in al-Khor.