Kylian Mbappe has succeeded the retired Hugo Lloris as France captain, the French Football Federation (FFF) has confirmed.
Manager Didier Deschamps reportedly informed his squad of the news at their training base in Clairefontaine on Monday.
Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe, who has scored 36 goals in 66 appearances for Les Bleus, was chosen to wear the captain's armband ahead of Antoine Griezmann, who has been named vice-captain.
"Didier Deschamps named Kylian Mbappé as the new 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒔! Antoine Griezmann is the vice-captain," the FFF wrote on Twitter.
The vacancy arose after Lloris called time on his international career in January after losing the World Cup final against Argentina a month earlier.
France host the Netherlands at the Stade de France in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier on Friday, with the Republic of Ireland facing the 2018 World Cup winners in Dublin three days later.
Watch Republic of Ireland v France in Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday from 7pm live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, follow a live blog on RTÉ.ie/Sport and the RTÉ News app and listen to live commentary on 2fm's Game On
