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The match was the first round of the group stage of the Nations League for the national teams of France and Turkey. Zinedine Zidane recently took charge of France in August.
The French national team defeated Turkey with a score of 1:0 in the first round of the group stage of the Nations League. This was reported by Soviet Sport.
The only goal was scored in the 54th minute by Kylian Mbappe (27 years old). Michael Olise provided the assist for the forward. After scoring, Mbappe felt discomfort in his knee and was replaced.
At the end of the meeting, the Turkish team remained in the minority. Home goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir received a red card in the 88th minute for handballing outside the penalty area.
The victory was the first for the tricolor under Zinedine Zidane, who took charge of France in August. The match took place in Kocaeli.

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France captain Kylian Mbappe suffered a knee injury while celebrating a goal in the 1-0 match against Turkey in the Nations League. Head coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed that the player will not risk his health and will miss the remaining matches of the international break. The national team's press service clarified that Mbappe has a tendon injury and will be out until the end of the training camp.

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