By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-07-18 19:46:56 | Updated at 2026-07-19 01:56:40
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Didier Deschamps will end his incredible 14-year stint with Les Bleus tonight.
In that time, he's won them a World Cup, got them to another World Cup and European Championship final, and won them the Nations League.
Kylian Mbappe - who some see as a football opposite to Deschamps the manager - is clear in his affections for his outgoing boss.
He wrote on X: 'You who gave us so much. We should have offered you a better ending, but we failed.
'Putting words to what you brought over 14 years is very difficult, so major an actor were you in the revival of this team. People haven't always known how to appreciate your greatness, but time and history will take care of that…
'Thank you for giving me the chance and opportunity to represent my country on the biggest stage for so many years.
'I feel privileged to have been able to stand alongside one of the greatest legends of our country, and I hold only excellent memories of everything we lived through and accomplished together. I wish you the best in your new adventure, and thank you again for everything you brought to this jersey that means so much to us.'
