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Football superstar Kylian Mbappé missed Real Madrid Club’s first World Cup match on Wednesday, and the team revealed the reason.
Real Madrid said on Thursday that Mbappé was hospitalized due to acute gastroenteritis. The team added that Mbappe is undergoing a “sequence of testing” and “follow the appropriate treatment process” after the results are obtained.
Acute gastroenteritis is like gastric flu, but there are differences.
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Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé reacted to a defeated chance for Real Sociedad in the Laliga match of Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on 25 May 2025. (Diego Soto/Getty Images)
Mbappé, 26, started experiencing symptoms on Monday and missed Real Madrid's practice.
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The team did not say he could not play on Wednesday, and head coach Xabi Alonso noted that the team would “wait until the last minute” to decide on its game state.
Real Madrid said after the draw with Al Hilal that Alonso said Mbappé's illness was worse than initially thought.
French striker Kylian Mbappé celebrated his third goal against Argentina in an additional match in the 2022 World Cup final. (Yukihito Taguchi/USA Today’s Sports)
The return time of Mbappé is manifested in uncertainty.
Real Madrid plans to play Sunday's match against Paguka at the club's World Cup.
Mbappé entered Real Madrid's first season, scoring 43 goals in 56 matches at the Spanish club.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé in a match against Real Sociedad on May 25, 2025 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain. (Diego Soto/Getty Images)
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Mbappé and the French national team will seek redemption at next year's FIFA World Cup after losing to Argentina in the 2022 final.
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