00:00Victor Wimbanyama has been named captain of France for four games this month, taking on a bigger leadership role with
00:06the Blues.
00:07The 22-year-old San Antonio Sparster returns to the national team for the first time since the Paris 2024
00:14Olympics, where France won silver.
00:17Coach Frédéric Fautou chose Wimbanyama despite veterans Rudy Gobert and Evan Funier also being in the squad.
00:24France will face Serbia twice before beginning World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Sweden.
00:30Wimbanyama says representing France is special with every international game carrying extra significance because there are so few opportunities in
00:38a career.
00:39France currently leads its qualifying group with a 5-1 record.
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