Deschamps has offered little explanation for Mbappé’s omission, but speculation suggests it’s part of a broader strategy to manage key players' workloads. The French coach aims to maintain peak fitness for major tournaments by making selective roster decisions

Randal Kolo Muani's two goals led ten-man France to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Belgium, solidifying their second-place standing in Group A2

France took the lead just seven minutes in. Eduardo Camavinga capitalized on a mistake from Israel's goalkeeper Omri Glazer, who fumbled Camavinga's weak shot from outside the box, allowing the Real Madrid midfielder to score his first competitive goal for the national team

Spalletti praised his team's reaction to the early goal, stating, “Conceding a goal after 13 seconds could have driven us crazy, but we were very good in the way we reacted. We kept our focus and did some great things beyond the goals. We were giants tonight”