What happened. Kylian Mbappé is injured and has been ruled out of France's matches against Belgium and Italy. Ousmane Dembélé is expected to take over the captain's armband in his absence.

Dembélé, 29, is set to captain France for the two fixtures.
Mbappé, 27, will miss both games due to injury.
The matches are against Belgium and Italy.

France will rely on Dembélé's leadership as they navigate two key matches without their usual captain.

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