00:03France head coach Didier Deschamps will miss Les Bleus' final group match against Norway on Friday,
00:09in order to return home for his mother's funeral.
00:11A statement by the French Football Federation said that Didier Deschamps has entrusted his assistant, Guy Stéphane,
00:18with responsibility for leading the squad until he returns.
00:21Deschamps took over as head coach in 2012 and guided France to World Cup victory in 2018.
00:27He is expected to rejoin his players and staff in Boston on Saturday, the day after the match against Norway.
00:34In the meantime, he will remain in contact with his assistant to discuss team selection.
00:40Deschamps also missed a game against Denmark in 2022 following his father's death.
00:45France is top of Group 1 with 6 points after beating Senegal 3-1 and a 3-0 win over
00:50Iraq,
00:51with star player Kylian Mbappé scoring 4 goals in total.
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