France need a miracle to win the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil, according to their coach Didier Deschamps.
The 1998 World champions have been drawn with Switzerland, Honduras and Ecuador in Group E at the showpiece event.
France have endured a turbulent ride since that triumphant display on home soil 16 years ago, with success at Euro 2000 and a runner-up finish at the 2006 World Cup softening the blow of recent failures.
The nation failed to make it out of the group stage at the 2010 World Cup, exiting without a win against Uruguay, Mexico and host s South Africa.
France also narrowly accounted for Ukraine (3-2 on aggregate) in a World Cup qualifying play-off to make it to Brazil, having finished second in their qualification group behind champions Spain.
Carlos Carvalhal claims Sheffield Wednesday are the underdogs in their Championship play-off final against Hull City, a match with promotion to the Premier League and a huge financial windfall at stake.
Billed as the richest game in world football, winning this year s second-tier showpiece at Wembley Stadium has been calculated to be worth a minimum of £170 million, rising to £290m if survival is secured for at least one season.
Wednesday bidding to return to the top flight for the first time since their relegation in 2000 finished sixth in the Championship, but that did not stop them eliminating Brighton and Hove Albion in the semi-finals, despite the Seagulls amassing 15 more points and only missing out on automatic promotion on goal difference.
Wednesday def…