New France boss Zidane confirms Mbappe as captain

PARIS, France (AFP) — Zinedine Zidane confirmed on Friday that Kylian Mbappe would be his France captain, after naming his first squad since being appointed as the successor to Didier Deschamps as coach of Les Bleus.

Real Madrid superstar Mbappe shone in his role as skipper at the World Cup and finished as the tournament’s top scorer with 10 goals, although France were beaten by eventual champions Spain in the semi-finals.

Mbappe played as the centre forward at the World Cup but was equally lethal at the 2022 tournament in Qatar playing off the left wing, having mainly been used on the right when France won the World Cup in 2018.