The coach led Les Bleus to World Cup and Euro glory back in his playing days, and has called on his charges to repeat that 2000 triumph on home soil this year
Didier Deschamps is hoping his team can write their own chapter in the history of French football ahead of Thursday's Euro 2016 semi-final against Germany.
Deschamps was Les Bleus captain when they won the World Cup in 1998 on home soil and Euro 2000 in Netherlands and Belgium two years later. Prior to that, their only success on the international stage was at Euro 1984, when Michel Platini inspired them to glory in another tournament staged in France.