The outstanding French coach coached the French national team for 139 international matches, and thereby belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
For his international matches as player, see Didier Deschamps - Century of International Appearances.
Born: 15-10-1968 Country: France Matches as Coach: 139 (W89-D28-L22 - GF278-GA119 - %74.10) Age First Match: 43 yr 304 d 15- 8-2012 vs. Uruguay 0-0 Age Last Match: 54 yr 64 d 18-12-2022 vs. Argentina 3-3 National Team Career: 10 yr 125 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 15- 8-12 Le Havre Uruguay 0-0
2 7- 9-12 Helsinki Finland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
3 11- 9-12 Saint-Denis Belarus 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
4 12-10-12 Saint-Denis Japan 0-1
5 16-10-12 Madrid Spain 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
6 14-11-12 Parma Italy 2-1
7 6- 2-13 Saint-Denis Germany 1-2
8 22- 3-13 Saint-Denis Georgia 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
9 26- 3-13 Saint-Denis Spain 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
10 5- 6-13 Montevideo Uruguay 0-1
11 9- 6-13 Porto Alegre Brazil 0-3
12 14- 8-13 Brussel Belgium 0-0
13 6- 9-13 Tbilisi Georgia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
14 10- 9-13 Homel Belarus 4-2 World Cup Qualifier
15 11-10-13 Paris Australia 6-0
16 15-10-13 Saint-Denis Finland 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
17 15-11-13 Kyiv Ukraine 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
18 19-11-13 Saint-Denis Ukraine 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
19 5- 3-14 Saint-Denis Netherlands 2-0
20 27- 5-14 Saint-Denis Norway 4-0
21 1- 6-14 Nice Paraguay 1-1
22 8- 6-14 Lille Jamaica 0-0
23 15- 6-14 Porto Alegre Honduras 3-0 World Cup
24 20- 6-14 Salvador Switzerland 5-2 World Cup
25 25- 6-14 Rio de Janeiro Ecuador 0-0 World Cup
26 30- 6-14 Brasília Nigeria 2-0 World Cup
27 4- 7-14 Rio de Janeiro Germany 0-1 World Cup
28 4- 9-14 Saint-Denis Spain 1-0
29 7- 9-14 Beograd Serbia 1-1
30 11-10-14 Saint-Denis Portugal 2-1
31 14-10-14 Yerevan Armenia 3-0
32 14-11-14 Rennes Albania 1-1
33 18-11-14 Marseille Sweden 1-0
34 26- 3-15 Saint-Denis Brazil 1-3
35 29- 3-15 Saint-Etienne Denmark 2-0
36 7- 6-15 Saint-Denis Belgium 3-4
37 13- 6-15 Elbasan Albania 0-1
38 4- 9-15 Lisboa Portugal 1-0
39 7- 9-15 Bordeaux Serbia 2-1
40 8-10-15 Nice Armenia 4-0
41 11-10-15 København Denmark 2-1
42 13-11-15 Saint-Denis Germany 2-0
43 17-11-15 London England 0-2
44 25- 3-16 Amsterdam Netherlands 3-2
45 29- 3-16 Saint-Denis Russia 4-2
46 30- 5-16 Nantes Cameroon 3-2
47 4- 6-16 Metz Scotland 3-0
48 10- 6-16 Saint-Denis Romania 2-1 European Champ.
49 15- 6-16 Marseille Albania 2-0 European Champ.
50 19- 6-16 Lille Switzerland 0-0 European Champ.
51 26- 6-16 Lyon Ireland 2-1 European Champ.
52 3- 7-16 Saint-Denis Iceland 5-2 European Champ.
53 7- 7-16 Marseille Germany 2-0 European Champ.
54 10- 7-16 Saint-Denis Portugal 0-1 European Champ.
55 1- 9-16 Bari Italy 3-1
56 6- 9-16 Barysau Belarus 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
57 7-10-16 Saint-Denis Bulgaria 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
58 10-10-16 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
59 11-11-16 Saint-Denis Sweden 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
60 15-11-16 Lens Ivory Coast 0-0
61 25- 3-17 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
62 28- 3-17 Saint-Denis Spain 0-2
63 2- 6-17 Rennes Paraguay 5-0
64 9- 6-17 Stockholm Sweden 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
65 13- 6-17 Saint-Denis England 3-2
66 31- 8-17 Saint-Denis Netherlands 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
67 3- 9-17 Toulouse Luxembourg 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
68 7-10-17 Sofia Bulgaria 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
69 10-10-17 Saint-Denis Belarus 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
70 10-11-17 Saint-Denis Wales 2-0
71 14-11-17 Köln Germany 2-2
72 23- 3-18 Saint-Denis Colombia 2-3
73 27- 3-18 Sankt Peterburg Russia 3-1
74 28- 5-18 Saint-Denis Ireland 2-0
75 1- 6-18 Nice Italy 3-1
76 9- 6-18 Lyon United States 1-1
77 16- 6-18 Kazan Australia 2-1 World Cup
78 21- 6-18 Ekaterinburg Peru 1-0 World Cup
79 26- 6-18 Moskva Denmark 0-0 World Cup
80 30- 6-18 Kazan Argentina 4-3 World Cup
81 6- 7-18 Nizhny Novgorod Uruguay 2-0 World Cup
82 10- 7-18 Sankt Peterburg Belgium 1-0 World Cup
83 15- 7-18 Moskva Croatia 4-2 World Cup
84 6- 9-18 München Germany 0-0 Nations League
85 9- 9-18 Saint-Denis Netherlands 2-1 Nations League
86 11-10-18 Guingamp Iceland 2-2
87 16-10-18 Saint-Denis Germany 2-1 Nations League
88 16-11-18 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-2 Nations League
89 20-11-18 Saint-Denis Uruguay 1-0
90 22- 3-19 Chisinau Moldova 4-1 European Ch. Qualifier
91 25- 3-19 Saint-Denis Iceland 4-0 European Ch. Qualifier
92 2- 6-19 Nantes Bolivia 2-0
93 8- 6-19 Konya Turkey 0-2 European Ch. Qualifier
94 11- 6-19 Andorra La V. Andorra 4-0 European Ch. Qualifier
95 7- 9-19 Saint-Denis Albania 4-1 European Ch. Qualifier
96 10- 9-19 Saint-Denis Andorra 3-0 European Ch. Qualifier
97 11-10-19 Reykjavík Iceland 1-0 European Ch. Qualifier
98 14-10-19 Saint-Denis Turkey 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
99 14-11-19 Saint-Denis Moldova 2-1 European Ch. Qualifier
100 17-11-19 Tiranë Albania 2-0 European Ch. Qualifier
101 5- 9-20 Stockholm Sweden 1-0 Nations League
102 8- 9-20 Saint-Denis Croatia 4-2 Nations League
103 7-10-20 Saint-Denis Ukraine 7-1
104 11-10-20 Saint-Denis Portugal 0-0 Nations League
105 14-10-20 Zagreb Croatia 2-1 Nations League
106 11-11-20 Saint-Denis Finland 0-2
107 14-11-20 Lisboa Portugal 1-0 Nations League
108 17-11-20 Saint-Denis Sweden 4-2 Nations League
109 24- 3-21 Saint-Denis Ukraine 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
110 28- 3-21 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
111 31- 3-21 Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzeg. 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
112 2- 6-21 Nice Wales 3-0
113 8- 6-21 Saint-Denis Bulgaria 3-0
114 15- 6-21 München Germany 1-0 European Champ.
115 19- 6-21 Budapest Hungary 1-1 European Champ.
116 23- 6-21 Budapest Portugal 2-2 European Champ.
117 28- 6-21 Bucuresti Switzerland 3-3 [1] European Champ.
118 1- 9-21 Strasbourg Bosnia-Herzeg. 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
119 4- 9-21 Kyiv Ukraine 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
120 7- 9-21 Lyon Finland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
121 7-10-21 Torino Belgium 3-2 Nations League
122 10-10-21 Milano Spain 2-1 Nations League
123 13-11-21 Saint-Denis Kazakhstan 8-0 World Cup Qualifier
124 16-11-21 Helsinki Finland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
125 25- 3-22 Marseille Ivory Coast 2-1
126 29- 3-22 V'neuve d'Ascq South Africa 5-0
127 3- 6-22 Saint-Denis Denmark 1-2 Nations League
128 6- 6-22 Split Croatia 1-1 Nations League
129 10- 6-22 Wien Austria 1-1 Nations League
130 13- 6-22 Saint-Denis Croatia 0-1 Nations League
131 22- 9-22 Saint-Denis Austria 2-0 Nations League
132 25- 9-22 København Denmark 0-2 Nations League
133 22-11-22 Al-Wakrah Australia 4-1 World Cup
134 26-11-22 Doha Denmark 2-1 World Cup
135 30-11-22 Doha Tunisia 0-1 World Cup
136 4-12-22 Doha Poland 3-1 World Cup
137 10-12-22 Al-Khor England 2-1 World Cup
138 14-12-22 Al-Khor Morocco 2-0 World Cup
139 18-12-22 Doha Argentina 3-3 [2] World Cup
[1] France lost 4-5 on penalty kicks.
[2] France lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
Remark: Deschamps became FIFA World Cup champion in 2018
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
139 89 28 22 278-119 206 74.10
Types of Matches
Friendlies 53
World Cup Qualifier 28
World Cup 19
UEFA Nations League 18
European Championship 11
European Ch. Qualifier 10
Total matches: 139
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