Kylian Mbappe '100%' recovered from knee injury ahead of final months of season

[p]The ‌27-year-old missed four league games ‌in 2026 due to a lingering knee issue from last season but ‌featured off the bench ⁠in the ‌64th minute of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Madrid[/a]’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=tQIsOmIc"]3-2 win over ​Atletico[/a] on Sunday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Mbappe[/a] has been named in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a]’s squad ​for friendlies against Brazil on March 26 and Colombia three days ⁠later in ​the United States, which is co-hosting the June 11-July 19 World Cup with Canada and Mexico.[/p][p][b]"I have ‌made a 100% recovery,"[/b] Mbappe told AS.[/p][embed guid="40bfde98-a1c6-420a-b8aa-771df4a1de26" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2036181600988238041" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I prepared for the last two World Cups in the best way possible, which is to play, score goals, win titles, and fight until the last minute for my club, and ‌this year I am going ​to do the same to arrive ‌in top form."[/b][/p][p]France will play in Group I at the World Cup with Norway, Senegal and the winner of an ⁠intercontinental play-off.[/p]