Aurélien Tchouaméni, 24, won’t start in Monday’s game against Austria, but he’s made progress in recovering from a foot injury. Since early May, Tchouaméni has been sidelined by a stress fracture, causing him to miss the end of Real Madrid’s season, including the UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund.

France’s medical team has been closely monitoring his injury, yet Didier Deschamps still included him in the squad. The unexpected inclusion of N’Golo Kanté indicated some uncertainty about Tchouaméni’s fitness. The Real Madrid midfielder missed France’s warm-up games against Luxembourg and Canada, and hadn’t completed a full training session with the team until recently. Now, having completed his first full session, Tchouaméni is expected to sit out the Austria match but is likely to play in France’s second group-stage match against the Netherlands on Friday.