‘It’s hard when you know you’ve already qualified’ – Warren Zaire-Emery on France’s comeback win

France’s match against Azerbaijan on Sunday evening was a dead rubber. Les Bleus had already secured their place in next summer’s FIFA World Cup thanks to a comfortable 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday night. 

It meant that Didier Deschamps’ men headed to Azerbaijan with pride to play for. But with nothing truly on the line, Les Bleus were sloppy early on, conceding an early goal. “We started the match in a way that was not good at all,” admitted Deschamps.

However, he then…