France head coach Didier Deschamps insists Wednesday’s 2-0 World Cup semi-final win over Morocco was not an “easy victory”.
Les Bleus cruised into the World Cup final with the win after goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani. Hernandez settled any nerves with a fifth-minute opener.
The world champions actually lost possession 62-38 per cent, while Morocco had more passes 575-363 with better passing accuracy too.
“It wasn’t an easy victory, we showed our quality, experience and team spirit,” Deschamps told reporters.
“We had to dig deep even in the challenging moments in the match. As a coach, I’m very proud and pleased with my players.
“I don’t really think about myself, but I can appreciate the fact we have had this success. As for my achievements, I’m not the most important thing here.
“The team is more important than I am. We have the chance of defending our title in the final, so that is a great achievement already.
“But we are going to do everything we can to ensure we, as a team and for our nation, are even happier on Sunday.”
France’s progression means they can become the first back-to-back world champion since Brazil achieved that feat in 1958 and 1962.
Les Bleus have reached their fourth decider from the past seven World Cups, having broken their duck on home soil in 1998.
“There’s emotion, there’s pride,” Deschamps said.
“Once again, it was an important step. There’s still another one to go. We’ve been with the players for a month, it’s never easy, but it’s been a pleasure up to now.”
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