Will Kylian Mbappe play tonight for France vs Colombia in international friendly?
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Mbappe scored a goal in France’s previous fixture.
When France play Colombia in a friendly tonight in Maryland, the United States, they will be aiming for consecutive victories against South American opponents.
On Thursday, Didier Deschamps’s team faced Brazil in their first game of the year. Despite playing with 10 men for the majority of the match, Les Bleus had a successful start to 2026.
Despite Dayot Upamecano’s red card, the two-time world champions managed to secure a morale-boosting 2-1 victory with two goals from Hugo Ekitiké and Kylian Mbappé.
Colombia, who are predicted to be a dark horse at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, are the opponent France will be looking to defeat next. In their previous encounter, the former won a 2018 friendly 3-2 after rallying from a two-goal deficit.
This time, Kylian Mbappe, who scored a goal to guide his team to an impressive victory, will be eager to lead them to another win to wrap up the March international friendlies.
Will Mbappe play tonight?
France will be managing Kylian Mbappe’s minutes after the forward just returned from a significant injury. Moreover, Didier Deschamps doesn’t want to risk Mbappe. Hence, we can expect him to come more as a substitute than a starter against Colombia.
With recent injuries to players so far in the March international break, France will be on alert and keep tabs on his minutes. They will hope to avoid a similar mistake and put their forward in that situation.
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe will be motivated to find the back of the net once again when he returns to action tonight.
Where will the game be played?
The match will take place at Northwest Stadium in Maryland, United States.
What time will the game start?
It will start at 12:30 am IST on Monday, 30 March.
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After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.