France will use 'reservoir of talents' for Ireland clash in March

It remains to be seen whether Didier Deschamps is in charge of France for their March clash with Ireland and their qualification campaign for Euro 2024, however, the current coach believes the future of the national side is very bright.

And whatever coach takes charge of the World Cup runners-up for their next competitive matches they will have the benefit of drawing from a "reservoir of talents" when selecting their squad.

The France head coach was speaking after his side's incredible World Cup final defeat to champions Argentina, where Deschamps men looked completely out of touch in the opening half of the game where they were trailing by two goals at the break.

A host of changes, including two before half-time, saw France slowly but surely gain a modicum of momentum in the match, thanks to players like Marcus Thuram, Kingsley Coman and Randal Kolo Muani, who had all started the game on the bench.

And then the quality of star man Kylian Mbappe finally shone through as France scored twice in two minutes with the Golden Boot winner grabbing both goals to take the game to extra time.

Mbappe would eventually complete his hat-trick during the additional half hour of football, however, France came undone in the penalty shoot-out as they had one spot-kick saved and one that missed the target as Argentina won 4-2.

The inexperience of youth has been cited as a possible cause when it came to maintaining composure in that vital spot-kick scenario, where 22-year-old Aurelien Tchouameni dragged his effort wide of the post, and there was a general belief that this France side were in transition coming into the tournament.

And yet Deschamps was happy with the way his side performed throughout, backed up by the fact that they made it all the