When the Frenchman arrived at Real Madrid last summer, he settled for the No. 9 shirt, left vacant since the departure of his compatriot Karim Benzema. Mbappé went on to score 43 goals in his debut season at the biggest club in the world, winning the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Boot.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL — Despite practicing with his teammates for the first time in a week, Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé was left off the team's travel roster for the final group match of the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday, June 25.

Kylian Mbappé will miss Real Madrid's decisive Group H game at the Club World Cup against RB Salzburg as he continues his recovery from acute gastroenteritis