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France faces weight of history in bid to retain World Cup

FILE - In this Sunday, July 15, 2018 file photo, France head coach Didier Deschamps, second right, holds the trophy at the end of the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) FILE - France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with his teammates after the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. France won the final 4-2. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) FILE - France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris lifts the trophy after France won 4-2 during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
France faces weight of history in bid to retain World Cup