World Cup top scorer Kylian MbappĂ© was named as France바카라s new captain on Tuesday, succeeding goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
France coach Didier Deschamps made the announcement in a short video clip which is set to be aired on football show Téléfoot.
바카라It will be Kylian MbappĂ© and Antoine Griezmann will be vice-captain. Kylian ticks all the boxes to take on this responsibility, given what he does and will continue to do on the field,바카라 Deschamps told TĂ©lĂ©foot. 바카라And because he바카라s a unifying link between the youngest, the not so young and the oldest players. That바카라s why I made this choice but it바카라s not to the detriment of Antoine, because Antoine will also have an important responsibility.바카라
Griezmann, who turned 32 on Tuesday, has played 117 games for France and the forward is regarded as being very close to Deschamps.
The 24-year-old Kylian MbappĂ© will captain France against the Netherlands at Stade de France on Friday when qualifying starts for next year바카라s European Championship. France then plays Ireland in Dublin on Monday. MbappĂ© scored eight goals at last year바카라s World Cup in Qatar, where he became only the second player to score a hat trick in the final, taking his tally to 36 goals in 66 matches for Les Bleus of which 12 have been scored in World Cups. France lost on penalty kicks to Lionel Messi바카라s Argentina in Qatar following a wild 3-3 draw.
This season, Kylian MbappĂ© became French champion Paris Saint-Germain바카라s all-time leading scorer after overtaking Edinson Cavani and has 202 goals for the club in 250 games.
Hugo Lloris and central defender Raphaël Varane, who won the 2018 World Cup alongside Mbappé, announced their retirements from international play after France lost the 2022 final.
