Analysis-Soccer-Deschamps' Baby Blues fail to shine, but France won't care

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group D - Tunisia v France - Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - November 30, 2022 France's Kylian Mbappe in action with Tunisia's Ghaylen Chaaleli and Wajdi Kechrida REUTERS/Marko Djurica

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) - A cauldron of seething Maghreb passion bore witness to a famous Tunisian World Cup victory over champions France in Qatar on Wednesday, but the merest of scratches beneath the surface of this Group D win reveals a telling narrative which puts the win in sharp perspective.

When the teams lined up for kick-off, French coach Didier Deschamps had made nine changes to his starting eleven for the clash, with France already qualified and almost certain of topping the group regardless.