The French striker Kylian Mbappe broke his nose in the first match of "Euro 2024" in the confrontation with the Austrian defender, Kevin Danso. Mbappe has decided not to be operated on and is appearing in the match with a mask.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support ContributeOn Sunday at the press conference, Mbappe said that Belgium's defenders will have him as the main focus because of his broken nose.
"I think if you play with a broken nose and you haven't had your nose operated on yet, you're a target. I'm ready to give everything I can for this shirt and help France go as far as possible. If someone punches my nose, no problem, it's already broken. When I got hit in the face I didn't really understand what was happening. "I didn't feel that my nose was broken," said Mbappe.
France and Belgium will meet on Monday in the round of 1 at Euro 8.