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Kylian Mbappe was absent from France’s training session four days before the holders face England in a World Cup quarter-final.
The leading scorer in the tournament, with five goals from four appearances, was in the recovery room on Tuesday when his team-mates trained at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.
Mbappe had been troubled by an ankle injury before the tournament started in Qatar.
The Paris-Saint Germain man has shown no signs of being hampered, lighting up the tournament and putting himself in pole position to claim the Golden Boot.
He scored two superb goals in a 3-1 round-of-16 win over Poland on Sunday, having also helped himself to a decisive double in a victory over Denmark and found the back of the net in an opening win over Australia.
Mbappe has also provided two assists for the defending champions.
Al Bayt Stadium will be the venue for a huge last-eight showdown between Les Bleus and Gareth Southgate’s side, who beat Senegal 3-0 to move into the quarter-finals.
