France boss Dechamps stays upbeat despite 'slumps' at Euro 2024

France boss Didier Deschamps refused to launch a panic attack as his team waited on Wednesday to discover their next opponent at Euro 2024 in Germany.

Deschamps' men advanced as runners-up from Group D on Tuesday night after a 1-1 draw with Poland in Dortmund.

The stalemate left the 2022 World Cup finalists with five points from three games. Austria claimed the pool with six points.

"I'm not disappointed at all," said Deschamps. "Except for the fact that, yes, the match against Poland was about going for first place. We're second. We've achieved our first objective which is to qualify."

France entered the championship as the second best side in the Fifa rankings of nations.

But they have failed to live up to the lofty billing. In the first game against Austria, they needed an own-goal to see off Ralf Rangnick's team.

With skipper Kylian Mbappé recuperating from a broken nose sustained in that game, the side's much hyped strength in depth failed to deliver in the 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on 21 June.

"Sometimes you can lack precision. Sometimes you can come up against a great keeper who made a lot of saves.

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