Will Mbappe play in the FIFA Club World Cup?

The FIFA Club World Cup has entered its 2nd week, and 1 of the tournament’s star attractions, Kylian Mbappe, has yet to measurement connected the shot field.

The Real Madrid guardant was archetypal ruled retired erstwhile helium missed his side’s opening lucifer against Al Hilal connected Wednesday, but his exclusion from the match-day squad was extended erstwhile Real manager Xabi Alonso confirmed Mbappe would besides miss their 2nd crippled against Pachuca connected Sunday.

Here’s what to cognize astir the Mbappe situation:

Why did Mbappe spell to the infirmary earlier the Club World Cup?

Mbappe received attraction successful Florida, United States, aft suffering from a precocious fever and an illness aboriginal diagnosed arsenic gastroenteritis.

“Our subordinate Kylian Mbappe is suffering from an acute lawsuit of gastroenteritis and has been admitted to infirmary successful bid to acquisition a bid of tests and travel the due people of treatment,” Real Madrid said successful a connection connected Thursday.

The connection did not bespeak erstwhile Mbappe was admitted, but different update from the club, 7 hours later, confirmed that helium had been discharged aft receiving attraction and returned to Real Madrid’s grooming ground.

“Mbappe volition proceed with circumstantial aesculapian attraction and volition gradually instrumentality to squad activity,” the nine said.

What is gastroenteritis, and however did Mbappe get it?

Gastroenteritis – besides known arsenic the tummy flu oregon tummy bug – is simply a communal unwellness that causes diarrhoea, fever and vomiting.

“Gastroenteritis is usually caused by a bacterial oregon viral tummy bug and affects radical of each ages,” according to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS).

While it has not been revealed however the Real Madrid prima caught the illness, the NHS says “cases successful adults are usually caused by norovirus oregon bacterial nutrient poisoning”.

How galore games volition Mbappe miss astatine the Club World Cup?

The France skipper has truthful acold missed 1 crippled and has been ruled retired of different by Real’s manager, Xabi Alonso.

“He [Mbappe] is better,” Alonso said successful his pre-match quality league connected Saturday.

“It’s been 2 days since helium came backmost from hospital. He’s recovering, and time by day.”

Mbappe, 2nd left, took portion successful Real Madrid’s grooming earlier the Club World Cup astatine the Gardens North Country District Park astatine Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, but was ruled retired of their opening crippled [File: Hannah McKay/Reuters]

Who volition regenerate Mbappe for Real Madrid’s Club World Cup games?

Gonzalo Garcia, portion of Real Madrid’s 2nd team, replaced Mbappe successful the club’s opening game, which ended successful a 1-1 gully against Saudi Arabian broadside Al Hilal.

The 21-year-old opened the scoring for Real, starring Alonso to entrust him with different start.

“Gonzalo tin bash what helium did the different time [against Al Hilal],” the Spanish manager said.

“He scored a extremity and had 3 chances. Looking ahead, we’ll spot what happens. Having players with that consciousness of odor is precise important. He did precise well.”

Will Mbappe play successful the Club World Cup?

Alonso has hinted that Mbappe could beryllium included successful his squad for Real’s past radical crippled against FC Salzburg connected Thursday.

“We’re progressively optimistic astir him for the adjacent match.”

Gastroenteritis, according to the NHS, usually clears up by itself wrong a week. While the 26-year-old whitethorn beryllium cleared of the unwellness by Wednesday, it remains to beryllium seen if helium volition beryllium match-day fit, particularly arsenic the crippled is simply a precocious day kickoff amid blistery conditions.

Should Real suffice for the circular of 16, Mbappe’s chances of playing retired a afloat crippled volition increase, fixed the remainder play betwixt the past group-stage lucifer and the archetypal knockout game.

Mbappe during a warm-up league [File: Susana Vera/Reuters]

What’s Real Madrid’s docket astatine the Club World Cup?

After Sunday’s crippled against Pachuca, the Spanish giants volition finish their Group H tally with a fixture against RB Salzburg astatine the Lincoln Field successful Philadelphia connected Thursday astatine 19:00 GMT.

Should Real apical Group H, they volition play their archetypal knockout crippled against the runners-up of Group G connected July 1 astatine the Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami astatine 19:00 GMT.

If they decorativeness 2nd successful the group, Real volition play the winners of Group G astatine the Camping World Stadium successful Orlando connected June 30 astatine 9pm (01:00 GMT, July 1).

Has Mbappe won a Club World Cup?

No. Mbappe has ne'er participated successful the Club World Cup before, arsenic lone 1 European squad – the winners of the UEFA Champions League – entered the tourney nether its erstwhile rules.

While Real Madrid person won the tourney connected a grounds 5 occasions, Mbappe was inactive plying his commercialized successful the French Ligue 1 astatine the time, and his past clubs PSG and Monaco did not enactment successful the competition.

Can Real Madrid triumph the Club World Cup without Mbappe?

Los Blancos person an impeccable record successful nine competitions, having won the astir European and Club World Cup titles successful history. They person won the continent’s premier nine contention connected 5 occasions successful the past 10 years.

Incidentally, Mbappe was not portion of Real’s past La Liga, Champions League and Club World Cup triumphs, having joined the nine astatine the opening of the 2024-25 season.

It is just to accidental the nine has done rather good without its prima Frenchman, but would not caput having his services for the remainder of the Club World Cup.

While Mbappe is simply a instrumentality favourite, helium is 1 of the galore Real Madrid stars adored by shot fans [File: Marco Bello/Reuters]