PARIS — Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram has been ruled out of France‘s games in the Nations League with a hamstring injury, while his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni is also out
Thuram was hurt on Sunday in a 2-0 win against Como in Serie A after scoring the second goal. Tchouaméni picked reinjured his right adductor in training — the same injury he suffered at the World Cup this summer — and will return to club side Real Madrid for rehab.
A persistent discomfort prevented Thuram from taking part in Monday’s training as he remained under medical care.
“With no improvement this morning, and following medical examinations, the French national team’s medical staff decided, in agreement with Inter and the player, to release him back to his club,” France said in a statement on Tuesday.
France coach Zinédine Zidane called Bournemouth forward Junior Kroupi as a replacement. The uncapped Kroupi was the top scorer in Ligue 2 in 2025 and was part of the France Under-19 team which was runner-up at the 2024 European Championship. He returned to action last month with Bournemouth after recovering from a foot injury during preseason training camp that required surgery.
Zidane will not name a replacement for Tchouaméni.
France top their group with 10 points from four games. They play in Italy on Thursday and host Türkiye three days later.
Zidane is dealing with a flurry of injuriesj after Juventus defender Pierre Kalulu was ruled out with a left hamstring injury and replaced in the squad by uncapped right back Saël Kumbedi. Also sidelined are William Saliba, Jules Koundé, Maxence Lacroix, Manu Koné, Ousmane Dembélé and Esteban Lepaul.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
