The Latest Breaking News from Didier Deschamps

France lost the World Cup final to Argentina after a penalty shootout in Qatar, with three members of Didier Deschamps' squad receiving sickening racist abuse in the immediate aftermath

Paris (AFP) - Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema called time on his tumultuous international career with France on Monday, a day after the defending champions World Cup final defeat to Argentina.

Karim Benzema missed the World Cup finals through injury and has now confirmed he has retired from international duty for France through a social media post on Monday

Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane has claimed that he "wasn’t well" during France's World Cup final loss.

In the immediate aftermath of England’s quarter-final defeat by France, Gareth Southgate was unsure if he would watch the final week of the World Cup. The pain was still too raw and the England manager felt the need to put some emotional distance between himself and Qatar while he decided…

For French people, losing to West Germany in Seville in the semi-finals of the 1982 World Cup is the most glorious defeat in our history. We were leading 3-1 in extra-time but Germany came back to 3-3 before we lost on penalties.

Kylian Mbappe is ready to lead the next generation of French talent back to the top of world football, according to captain Hugo Lloris.

Patrice Evra had insisted before Sunday's World Cup final that Argentina would win on penalties; unfortunately for France, their former left-back got his prediction spot on

France boss Didier Deschamps will hold talks over his future next month as he considers stepping down from the role in the wake of Sunday’s World Cup Final defeat.