EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — When Kylian Mbappé scored just before halftime in France’s round of 32 win over Sweden at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, the captain didn’t do one of his signature post-game celebrations.
Instead, he headed straight to France’s bench.
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Mbappé (and the rest of the team) went immediately over to the sidelines to embrace France boss Didier Deschamps, who returned on Tuesday after missing the team’s final Group I match against Norway, going back to France with his family following the death of his mother.
Deschamps left the team following its clean-sheet win over Iraq on Monday, June 22. Longtime France
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