Kylian Mbappe faces anxious wait as injury threatens World Cup involvement

SportFootballKylian Mbappe faces anxious wait as injury threatens World Cup involvementMbappe suffered a hamstring injury in Real Madrid’s game against Real BetisSports Staff Monday 27 April 2026 13:16 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965619","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/kylian-mbappe-injury-real-madrid-france-world-cup-b2965619.html","title":"Kylian Mbappe faces anxious wait as injury threatens World Cup involvement"}}Kylian Mbappe could be a World Cup doubt (Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Real Madrid have confirmed Kylian Mbappe sustained a hamstring injury in Friday’s 1-1 LaLiga draw at Real Betis with the France forward facing an anxious wait with his World Cup participation perhaps in doubt.Mbappe was withdrawn in the 81st minute and had tests on Mond...