France boss Didier Deschamps to miss final group game to attend mother's funeral

[p]"Didier Deschamps will not be able to ‌oversee training sessions ahead of ⁠the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]‌Norway[/a] v [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] match. He will ​also be absent from the bench for ​[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-QkGeVG1n/norway-8rP6JO0H/?mid=bsJSJ30L"]Friday's final Group I game[/a]," the FFF said in ⁠a statement.[/p][p]"[b]The ​national team coach learned this morning of the death of his mother and will ‌return to France to attend her funeral[/b].[/p][p]"[b]In agreement with Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation, who is currently at the France team's base camp, Deschamps has entrusted assistant coach ‌Guy Stephan with responsibility for ​leading the squad until ‌his return[/b]."[/p][p]France have already qualified for the knockout stage after beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a] 3-1 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iraq/K8aAGt6r/"]Iraq[/a] 3-0 in their ⁠first ⁠two games.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]