Didier Deschamps commended his “inexperienced” France side for having “so many qualities” after reaching the World Cup semi-finals.
France saw off Uruguay 2-0 in Nizhny Novgorod to reach the final four of a World Cup for the first time in 12 years.
In stark contrast to their 4-3 win over Argentina in the last 16, France struggled to create clear-cut chances against an organised Uruguay side, and won thanks to a glancing Raphael Varane header from a free-kick before Fernando Muslera’s error gifted Antoine Griezmann a second.
“I have a good team that still has plenty of room for improvement,” he said. “You can see our lack of experience sometimes, but we have so many qualities too.
“In any case, it definitely won’t be a failed World Cup now, and we’ll wait to find out our opponents and see what happens.”