 For the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Deschamps akachenjerera pakusarudza 23 varume vake roster nokuti Russia, kusarudza vatambi chete kuti akanzwa aigona gel somunhu cohesive chikwata, zvichiguma kusavapo Real Madrid raMwari Karim Benzema. Kunyange zvazvo pakutanga vakatsoropodzwa nokuda dzakachengetedzeka unyanzvi sezvo chikwata National akanga asina hanya kuratidzwa kuti mberi kubva muboka danho chete kukunda pamusoro Australia uye Peru uye ngavabude pamusoro Denmark, ivo akaisa mune rinotonga zvesimba panguva knockout vaitenderera, kukurira Argentina 43 muna Round pamusoro 16 uye Uruguay 20 muna kota-fainari kusvika Semi-fainari. Munguva yemutambo, Deschamps akaisawo Blaise Matuidi anowanzoita mutambi wepakati kunze kwenzvimbo, achimutamba kure, pane pakati, semubati wezasi kuruboshwe kana kurwisa wepakati mune 4 2 3 1 chimiro. Muchirongwa ichi, Matuidi akaratidza kuva akabudirira zvakaenzana, pasinei nebasa rake risina kujairika rekutamba, sezvo aikwanisa kudzokera kumashure uye kuderedza kutyisidzira kwekurwisa kwevanopikisa-kumashure kumashure. Uyezve, iyewo kazhinji tucked kupinda pakati, kuti kubatsira kutsigira Paul Pogba uye NGolo Kanté defensively, iro akabatsirawo kuderedza uwandu nzvimbo yakapiwa huru playmakers pamusoro vakwikwidzi muFrance yose mutambo, uye pakupedzisira akabatsira kubvisa kwavo kukanganisa mutambo ari midfield. Uyezve, basa raMatouidi rekudzivirira kuruboshwe rakaratidza kuenzana mukati mechikwata, sezvo zvakapa Kylian Mbappé rezinesi rekurwisa nekumhanya kuzvidzivirira kubva kurudyi. Mushure memitambo iyi, France yakava vakundi veWorld Cup mushure mekukunda Belgium 10 mu semi-fainari neCroatia 42 mufainari.. Saka, Deschamps akava wechitatu chete mushure me Mário Zagallo naFranz Beckenbauer kuhwina Mukombe wePasirose semutambi uye maneja, uye wechipiri chete kaputeni mushure meBeckenbauer kuzviita. 