Didier Deschamps rejoins France squad after returning home due to death of mother

Didier Deschamps on the touchline
Didier Deschamps on the touchlineIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters / Kyle Ross

France coach ⁠Didier Deschamps has rejoined the national squad ‌at the World Cup ‌after briefly returning ‌home following the death ‌of his mother, the ‌country's football federation said on Saturday.

"Didier ‌is with us," the ⁠federation ‌said in a message ​to the media.

Deschamps, who guided France to ​victory at the World Cup in 2018 ⁠and ​to the final in 2022, missed the 4-1 win over ‌Norway on Friday which confirmed Les Bleus as the winners of Group I, offering them a less tiring travel schedule ahead.

France, who are based ‌in Boston, are ​due to play Sweden ‌in the Round of 32 in New Jersey on Tuesday.

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