After 14 years of pragmatic football under their risk-averse manager Didier Deschamps, World Cup favourites France have unleashed their full attacking potential for his last tournament at the helm, to the delight of French and other fans in awe of a formidable armada that includes the likes of Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise.
‘A joy to watch’: World Cup fans embrace Les Bleus as Deschamps finally takes the brake off
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