Soccer-France focused on England, not politics, says Deschamps


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - France Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - December 9, 2022 France coach Didier Deschamps during the press conference REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) - France are preparing for their World Cup quarter-final with England and the players cannot be expected to resolve issues outside football, coach Didier Deschamps said on Friday following the death of a migrant worker in Qatar.

Hosts Qatar launched a work safety investigation into the death of a Filipino on Thursday after reports that the man died while working at a training site during the soccer World Cup.

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