Ousmane Dembele to miss six weeks due to hamstring injury

France star Ousmane Dembele is likely to miss six weeks of action due to a hamstring injury he picked up while playing for the national team.

Dembele got injured in France’s 2-0 win over Ukraine in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers with Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappe bagging the goals for Les Blues.

However, Paris Saint-Germain winger Dembele injured his hamstring and had to leave the pitch in the first half and the extent of his injury got confirmed after the game.

According to journalist Fabrice Hawkins, Dembele will be out for six weeks; he will miss key games against Olympique Marseille in the French Ligue 1 and against Atalanta and FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.

After delivering a standout performance in the 2024-2025 season, Dembele is heavily tipped to win the Ballon D’or on September 22.

Ousmane Dembele of France gets injured during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier (Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images)

Ousmane Dembélé of France (L) plays against Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin of Ukraine (R) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Ukraine and France (Photo by Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Kingsley Coman, formerly of Bayern Munich, has been called from his new club Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, as Dembele’s replacement.

Desire Doué of France looks to pass the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Ukraine and France at Tarczynski Arena on September 5, 2025 in Wroclaw, Poland. (Photo by Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

In a related development, PSG’s Desire Doue picked up a reported calf injury in the win over Ukraine. France take on Iceland next on Tuesday, September 9.