Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konaté to captain France against Azerbaijan

Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konaté (26) will be handed the skipper’s armband for France when Les Bleus take on Azerbaijan on Sunday at Baku. France qualified for the 2026 World Cup on the back of their concinving 4-0 home win against Ukraine on Thursday. Les Bleus are indeed certain to win the European Qualifiers’ Group D, so today’s game against bottom-placed Azerbaijan is a dead rubber.

Didier Deschamps previously confirmed he would heavily rotate his squad against Azerbaijan….