Didier Deschamps, 57, managed his final match in charge of France, and it went in the worst possible way: a 6-4 loss to England, after trailing 4-0 at halftime, a deficit he was never able to fully overturn.
Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick against him, Mbappé responded with a brace that was not enough, and when the referee blew the final whistle, Deschamps did not look for excuses. He went straight to the M6 cameras and said what few coaches dare to say in their farewell: “It’s my fault; I probably didn’t do what was necessary during the first half either”.
These words bring to a close 14 years of a spell that included the glory of the 2018 World Cup and the Nations League, but also ends under the shadow of a semifinal lost to Spain and a dressing room, according to L’Équipe, uncomfortable with his decisions. The French Federation has already thanked him for his legacy. Deschamps, however, preferred to leave carrying the defeat on his own shoulders. ⚽