PARIS (Reuters) - Seven months after they stood on the precipice of yet another failure following a painful defeat to Ukraine, France are now World Cup contenders thanks to a brilliant transformation engineered by coach Didier Deschamps.
The man who captained France to their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 titles took over from Laurent Blanc two years ago and after a lacklustre start, Deschamps has built a harmonious squad focused on matters on the pitch and not drama off of it.
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