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France striker Kylian Mbappé, who like his team mates is yet to score from open play at Euro 2024, will almost certainly have to wear the mask protecting his broken nose for the rest of the tournament. That is the verdict of coach Didier Deschamps, even if the 1984 and 2000 champions go all the way to the final in Berlin on July 14. “He has to get used to it because he must wear the mask for the next couple of weeks,” Deschamps told reporters after the 1-0 win over Belgium in the last 16. “It is not easy playing with a mask but he is already making progress. You’ve got the sweat aspect and we …

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