France take on England in Deschamp’s last game
Didier Deschamps will take charge of France for the final time when Les Bleus face England in the FIFA World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday, hoping to end his 187-match tenure with a victory.
France enter the bronze final after a 2-0 semifinal defeat to Spain, while England suffered a heartbreaking loss to Argentina despite leading before eventually falling short.
The match also offers both sides a chance to end contrasting records in the fixture. France have won two of their three previous World Cup third-place playoffs, while England have lost both their appearances in 1990 and 2018.
Deschamps, who guided France to World Cup glory in 2018 after winning the trophy as a player in 1998, has recorded 121 victories during his tenure, the most by any France coach. England have won just one of their last nine meetings against France and are winless in their last four competitive encounters.
