Real Madrid superstar, Kylian Mbappe will not be available for France when they play Iceland in the Match-Day 4 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, Softfootball reports.
The Les Bleus captain scored a special goal when France beat Azerbaijan 3-0 in their last match before Adrien Rabiot got the second and Florian Thauvin wrapped it up with almost his first touch in the game.
France official X handle began the build up for the encounter showing highlights of goals from their previous match and highlighted Rabiot’s record.
5️⃣th headed goal in Blue for Adrien Rabiot! 🪖
He’s now the 3rd-best French goalscorer with headers in the 21st century:
🥇 Olivier Giroud — 16
🥈 Thierry Henry — 6
🥉 Adrien Rabiot — 5
pic.twitter.com/yRORoS5jBl
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) October 12, 2025TEAM NEWS
Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola will miss the match against Iceland due to injury, leaving Coach Didier Deschamps to find the right combination in attack.
Also, Ibrahima Konate, Marcus Thuram, Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele are out due to injury while Aurelien Tchouameni is suspended for France but won’t worry much as they are overwhelming favourites to make it out from the group.
Les Bleus are two-time world champions after winning the trophy in 1998 and 2018. They were runners-up in 2022 after losing to a Lionel Messi’s led Argentina on penalties.
For Iceland, they will be without Andri Gudjohnsen due to suspension. Daniel Gudjohnsen could replace him while Victor Palsson and Albert Gudmundsson are expected to start.
Iceland probable XI:
Olafsson; Palsson, Ingason, Gretarsson, Ellertsson; Gudmundsson, Johannesson, Haraldsson; Magnusson, D Gudjohnsen, Thorsteinsson
France probable XI:
Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, T Hernandez; K Thuram, Rabiot; Coman, Olise, Ekitike; Mateta
Softfootball prediction
France are overwhelming favourites but without Mbappe they struggle to score and this is an away fixture that can proof to be very tough. Iceland 0-0 France.
