Mbappé requests Armband from Kanté During France Match

During the World Cup warm-up between the France national football team and Colombia, Kylian Mbappé came on late and requested for the captain’s armband to be taken from N’Golo Kanté and given to him.

A post shared online described how it happened:

“Kylian Mbappé asked Rayan Cherki to take the France captain’s armband from N’Golo Kante while he was coming on against Colombia.

Kante handed it over to Cherki to be given to Kylian.”

Kanté passed the armband on without any issue, with Rayan Cherki involved in the exchange.

The moment led to mixed reactions.

Some fans criticised Mbappé, especially as Kanté was marking his 35th birthday, while others pointed out that it is standard for the team’s official captain to take the armband once he comes onto the pitch.

France went on to win the game 3-1, with goals from Désiré Doué and Marcus Thuram.

Do you think what he did was wrong? Should he have just left the armband with Kanté?