DIDIER DESCHAMPS

Former Real Madrid manager and France star Zinedine Zidane has reportedly turned down several national team coaching jobs — including the USMNT.

Kylian Mbappé willed an otherwise drained France side into a game that looked lost for most of regulation, but the team still fell just short of repeating as champions.

It all comes down to this as Lionel Messi and Argentina face Kylian Mbappe and France in the World Cup Final. Here is how social media reacted!

Karim Benzema reportedly will not be in attendance when France takes on Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday.

All 24 players on France’s roster will be available when Les Blues defend their World Cup title Sunday against Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Sunday's World Cup final figures to be decided on the margins, just like any other high-stakes encounter between two elite, evenly balanced foes.

The Super Bowl and Olympics are massive events, but even they don't have the same global pull of a World Cup final.

The World Cup final between Argentina and France is rich in storylines as the 22nd edition of the tournament ends with a match fit for the occasion.

France and Argentina will compete for the World Cup championship on Sunday and there are plenty of storylines to talk about before the match.

France is trying to stop the spread of a virus among the team as is prepares for its World Cup final match against Argentina on Sunday.

Lionel Messi isn't the only one with history on the line. Doug McIntyre outlines what back-to-back World Cup titles would mean for France.

World Cup history is beckoning for France, star player Kylian Mbappé and coach Didier Deschamps.

Two of France's key players were unavailable for the World Cup semifinal with flu-like symptoms. The threat of the virus spreading looms.

France will need Kylian Mbappé's brilliance to beat Lionel Messi's Argentina squad and repeat as World Cup champions.

The last box to check on Lionel Messi's list of soccer accomplishments is a World Cup title. On Sunday, there's no more fitting opponent he and Argentina could face than France.

Karim Benzema reportedly returned to training with Real Madrid this week. But French coach Didier Deschamps was mum on a World Cup return.

Lionel Messi, one of the most extraordinary individual soccer talents the world will ever know, will seek his destiny against the imposing battalion of a near-perfect team.

Morocco's run to the World Cup semifinals was a farfetched dream that captured the imagination of players, coaches and fans.

France is seeking to pump the brakes on repeat talk, but there is a quiet confidence brewing. And it's beginning to percolate at the perfect time.

Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup by beating England 2-1.

England and France both have world-class players, but which matchups will be the difference? Doug McIntyre breaks down the five most critical.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s precision.

Les Bleus won it all four years ago in Russia and look like they could raise another trophy in exactly two weeks.

France defender Jules Kounde was told by a match official to remove two gold chains he was wearing during the defending World Cup champions' match against Poland.

Defending champion France won its World Cup group despite losing to Tunisia 1-0.

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark.

Reigning Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema of France tore a muscle in his leg during Saturday's practice and will miss the World Cup, which begins Sunday.

France coach Didier Deschamps has vowed his squad will mount a stout defense of its World Cup title, despite the "sad" loss of star forward Karim Benzema.

Karim Benzema’s hopes of winning the World Cup with France have ended before he had even played a game in Qatar.

Can Tunisia make it out of the World Cup group stage for the first time ever?

Australia are facing an uphill battle to make it out of a tough group headline by France.

Denmark will rally around Christian Eriksen and Co. at the World Cup.

Can France overcome their chemistry issues to repeat as World Cup champions?

France and Denmark are the favorites to make it out of Group D at the 2022 World Cup.

Karim Benzema has won the men’s Ballon d’Or for the first time after a brilliant season with Real Madrid capped by the Champions League and Spanish league titles.

Less could be more for Antoine Griezmann going into the World Cup.

Paul Pogba’s knee injury could save France coach Didier Deschamps from having to make a painful choice.

Playing as the center forward for Brazil at a World Cup is one of the biggest honors in soccer and Gabriel Jesus knows all about it.

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to tie the overall men’s scoring record with 109 goals and Portugal advanced to the round of 16 at the European Championship after a 2-2 draw with France.

Greenpeace has apologized and Munich police are investigating after a protester parachuted into the stadium and injured two people before Germany’s game against France at the European Championship.

UEFA says several spectators were treated in the hospital for injuries caused by a protestor at a European Championship game.

The European Championship is the first major international soccer tournament to take place since the coronavirus outbreak and arrives at the end of the most condensed club season in history.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Spanish winger Carles Prez is the second Roma player to test positive for the coronavirus as the team opens its training camp for Serie A. Prez writes on Instagram that he feels fine and is totally asymptomatic.About 10 players have tested positive during the Italian leagues preseason. ___France coach Didier Deschamps says midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been left out of the national team squad. Deschamps says "he had a test yesterday which was positive this morning.Pogba has been replaced in the squad by 17-year-old Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga ahead of upcoming Nations League qualifiers against Sweden and Croatia. ___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports