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Didier De Chant's Substitutions in the First Half?
France lost 2-1 to Argentina in their opening World Cup game. Didier de Chant's side sat back and gave away two goals at the Maracana. The decision to remove Dembele and Giroux for half time will be an iconic moment, writes John Defterios. But it was strange that Deschamp didn't feel like a coach who could make a statement by bringing on both players so late into the second half. France did come back but they really only needed those two opportunities to do so.