The second session of playoffs for the 2026 World Cup will start in a few days for the French team. At the head of group D with two successes in two games, the tricolor selection is preparing to face Azerbaijan and Iceland, on October 10 and 13. But these two meetings will be played without several elements which are in the infirmary. This Wednesday, Marcus Thuram joined the injured.
The tricolor striker was released Tuesday evening with his Inter Milan club and he fully participated in his family victory against Slavia Prague, as part of the second day of the Champions League phase (3-0). At least up to the sixty-sixth minute of play. Because he had to go out on injury. In the aftermath of the incident, Club Nerazzurro gave news from its player. And they were not good.
“Marcus Thuram has passed clinical and instrumental tests (…). The exams revealed an elongation of the femoral biceps of his left leg. »» It was in these terms that Inter communicated on the state of health of Lilian Thuram's son. A record that therefore forces the player has missed the next series of Serie has that his team will play this weekend against Cremonese.
The offensive packages accumulate for the French team
And while waiting for this to be official, he will certainly have to package for the gathering of the Blues. Much less effective when he wear the tricolor jersey than when he plays for Inter, Marcus Thuram has none the less an important link in the Didier Deschamps system.
The coach already knew that he should do without the services of Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué, but also Rando Kolo Muani and Rayan Cherki. With Marcus Thuram, it is one less offensive solution.
