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Deschamps disappointed by French snub for FIFA's The Best award

France coach Didier Deschamps was disappointed to see none of his World Cup-winning squad nominated for The Best FIFA Men's Player award.

Deschamps' men lifted the trophy in Russia just under two months ago despite their squad being the second youngest at the tournament.

Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe were arguably their two standout performers, yet neither got a mention when FIFA announced the nominees for the award on Monday.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah and Luka Modric were the three finalists and, while Deschamps stopped short of saying any of them were not deserving, he was keen to highlight Griezmann's achievements.