Soccer-Mbappe back in training with Real Madrid at Club World Cup
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) -Kylian Mbappe resumed training with his Real Madrid teammates on Wednesday after recovering from acute gastroenteritis, just ahead of his team's decisive Group H game at the Club World Cup against RB Salzburg.
The France forward was briefly admitted to a Miami-area hospital last week and missed Real's first two games, a 1-1 draw against Al-Hilal and a 3-1 victory against Pachuca.
Real top Group H with four points, ahead of RB Salzburg on goal difference with Al-Hilal, who can still qualify for the knockout phase, on two.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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