He is obviously the most capped coach in the history of the Blues. And this France-Germany will only widen its lead. Didier Deschamps is preparing to reach the milestone of 150 matches this Saturday evening at the head of the France team. The opportunity to look back on these 12 years on the Blues bench.
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This is the number of finals played by Didier Deschamps at the head of the French team. The Blues coach displays a 50% win ratio with two titles gleaned in 2018 with the World Cup final won against Croatia (4-2) then that of the 2021 Nations League won against Spain ( 2-1). “DD” will surely regret the scenario of its two lost finals, first against Portugal in extra time (0-1) at Euro 2016 and against Argentina on penalties (3-3, 4-2 tab) at the 2022 World Cup.
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His winning percentage with the Blues. Out of 149 matches so far, Didier Deschamps has won 97 times, the best total in history for a coach of the France team (in 2nd place, with 41 victories, Raymond Domenech and Michel Hidalgo are very far). On the other hand, Jacques Santini with his 22 victories in 28 matches displays a better success ratio of 79%.
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This is the number of goals scored by the Blues during the Deschamps era. Often criticized for the quality of the game offered by his team, the French technician can boast of a very good average of 2.14 goals per match. Under his orders, France signed the largest victory in its history against Gibraltar (14-0) last November. Among his top scorers, Olivier Giroud, with his 55 goals, obviously dominates the ranking.
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Didier Deschamps is the third active coach in terms of longevity. Only Andorra boss Koldo Álvarez in place since February 2010 and Luxembourg number 1 Luc Holtz on the bench since August 2010 do better than Didier Deschamps. The French coach, appointed in July 2012, played his first meeting at the head of the Blues against Uruguay in Le Havre (0-0) on August 15, 2012.
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The number of selections of Antoine Griezmann under Didier Deschamps. The Blues’ playing master is the player most used by the 1998 world champion ahead of Olivier Giroud (120 caps) and Hugo Lloris (108 caps). Author of 44 goals in these 127 matches, Grizou has even played 84 matches in a row since August 31, 2017. A series which will end this Saturday evening against Germany.
84 – Antoine Griezmann has played each of the last 84 matches for the France team, the longest series in the history of the Blues ahead of Patrick Vieira (44). The Madrilenian has not missed an EdF meeting since June 2017. History. pic.twitter.com/JOo24dARJn
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Germany is the team that has beaten the Blues the most during the Deschamps era. The two selections have faced each other nine times (before this Saturday evening) since the takeover of “DD” for a record still in favor of the French (4 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats). France and Germany have faced each other twice in the final phase of major competitions. The Mannschaft first dominated the Blues in the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup (1-0) before the Deschamps gang took revenge in the semi-finals of Euro 2016 (0-2).
