Mbappe says France team to remember Paris terror victims

France captain Kylian Mbappe said the national football team wished to remember all the victims of the 2015 Paris terror attacks as they prepare to play on the 10th anniversary of the atrocity.

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On Friday, November 13, 2015, a series of attacks in Paris and around the Stade de France during a friendly match between Les Bleus and Germany left a total of 130 people dead.

"Everyone knows how special tomorrow is," Mbappe said on the eve of France's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.

"Not in a good way. So we wanted to remember all those who have lost loved ones, who have been affected, hurt, whether mentally or physically.

"We will try tomorrow to pay tribute to all these people, whether during the day, during the match, by trying to put smiles on the faces of those who come to the stadium, even though we know it's not a joyful day."

Most of those who were killed lost their lives at the Bataclan concert hall in the city, where the US band Eagles of Death Metal was playing.