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France Defense Hit by Injuries Ahead of European Qualifier Against the Netherlands 

Barcelona's Jules Kounde sits injured on the pitch during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Granada CF and FC Barcelona in Granada, Spain, 08 October 2023. (EPA)
Barcelona's Jules Kounde sits injured on the pitch during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Granada CF and FC Barcelona in Granada, Spain, 08 October 2023. (EPA)
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France Defense Hit by Injuries Ahead of European Qualifier Against the Netherlands 

Barcelona's Jules Kounde sits injured on the pitch during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Granada CF and FC Barcelona in Granada, Spain, 08 October 2023. (EPA)
Barcelona's Jules Kounde sits injured on the pitch during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Granada CF and FC Barcelona in Granada, Spain, 08 October 2023. (EPA)

Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi have been called up as injury replacements ahead of France’s match against the Netherlands in qualifying for the European Championship.

The two players replace defenders Jules Kounde and Dayot Upamecano, the French soccer federation said on Monday as the French squad gathered at the team’s training camp outside Paris.

France takes on the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Friday. Les Bleus will then host Scotland in a friendly game in the northern city of Lille on Oct. 17.

Kounde picked up a left knee injury while playing for Barcelona in the Spanish league on Sunday. Upamecano injured his left hamstring this weekend with Bayern Munich.

Their withdrawals follow that of Arsenal defender William Saliba, who was replaced Sunday by Jean-Clair Todibo in France’s squad.

France leads Group B and will qualify for the tournament hosted by Germany next year if it beats the Netherlands, or if they draw and Greece loses against Ireland.

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Sabalenka Advances at Italian Open by Beating American Kenin

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women's singles match against US' Sofia Kenintheir of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 11, 2025. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP)
Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women's singles match against US' Sofia Kenintheir of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 11, 2025. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP)
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Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women's singles match against US' Sofia Kenintheir of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 11, 2025. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP)
Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women's singles match against US' Sofia Kenintheir of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 11, 2025. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP)

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