Kylian Mbappe suffered a broken nose during France's opening game at the European Championship and will have to wear a face mask if he plays on at the tournament.
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The French Football Federation said Mbappe would not need surgery but did not specify how long it will take before he is available to play again.
"He will undergo treatment in the coming days, without undergoing surgery immediately," the federation said.
"A mask will be made so as to allow the No.10 of the French team to consider resuming competition after a period devoted to treatment."
The federation said the decision not to carry out surgery came after he was treated at a Dusseldorf hospital following France's 1-0 win against Austria on Monday (Tuesday AEST).
Mbappe stayed on the ground after his face collided with the shoulder Austria's Kevin Danso as he attempted a header during the Group D match at Dusseldorf Arena. His nose was badly swollen and blood poured from his face.
Mbappe's injury is a big deal for France, as the country's best player and the biggest star of the tournament.
It may be a concern for Real Madrid, too, who he has joined from Paris Saint-Germain. Madrid, who have already blocked him from playing at the Paris Olympics for France, will want Mbappe in peak condition for the start of the season.
If he is to play on at the Euros, he will need to wear the type of protective face mask worn by Son Heung-min and Josko Gvardiol at the World Cup in 2022.
Mbappe, who has returned to the team's training camp with the rest of the squad, appeared to see the lighter side of his injury.
"Any ideas for masks?" he posted on X.
Meanwhile, the French captain's intervention into politics was has been criticised by French far-right leader Jordan Bardella.
Before the Austria match Mbappe called on young French people to vote against the "extremes" in parliamentary elections this month, echoing comments by teammate Marcus Thuram.
"I have a lot of respect for our footballers, whether Marcus Thuram or Kylian Mbappe, who are icons of football and icons for youth ... But we must respect the French, we must respect everyone's vote," Bardella told CNews TV.
"When you're lucky enough to have a very, very big salary, when you are a multi-millionaire ... then I'm a little embarrassed to see these athletes ... give lessons to people who can no longer make ends meet, who no longer feel safe, who do not have the chance to live in neighbourhoods over-protected by security agents," he said.
Barbella is president of Marine Le Pen's eurosceptic, anti-immigration National Rally, which has its first real chance of winning national power in the June 30 and July 7 ballot.
with Reuters
Australian Associated Press
