Kylian Mbappe has been named the new France National team captain after the retirement of Hugo Lloris.
The 24-year-old Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward accepted the role after discussions with coach Didier Deschamps.
Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris brought an end to his international career in January after losing the World Cup final a month earlier.
Lloris, 36, had been a skipper for more than a decade.
Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Griezmann was named vice-captain after Manchester United center-back Raphael Varane also hung up his boots following the defeat to Argentina in December.
Les Bleus kick off their Euro 2024 qualification campaign this month after losing out to Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final.
Didier Deschamps’ side takes on the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland, in the coming days, as they look to plot a path to the tournament in Germany in 18 months’ time.
Mbappe will be leading France for the first time against the Dutch, on home soil at the Stade de France, on March 24, 2023.
Mbappe, who scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final defeat, had been heavily linked with the captain’s role for weeks.
He helped Les Bleus to World Cup glory as a teenager in 2018 and has established himself as arguably the leading forward on the global stage.
The Paris-born former Monaco player is vice-captain at PSG behind Brazilian defender Marquinhos and led the side in the defender’s absence during Sunday’s loss to Rennes.
Mbappe has scored 19 goals in 24 Ligue 1 matches this season and contributed seven goals in PSG’s run to the last 16 of the Champions League, where they were knocked out by Bayern Munich.