The Tunisian captain's goal mobilised the French into action, with Deschamps bringing in stars like Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann to jump-start an attack that had so far been tepid.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group H match between Portugal and Uruguay on Monday.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group G match between Brazil and Switzerland on Monday.
Images from Wednesday's action in the English Premier League.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group F match between Belgium and Morocco on Sunday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Robert Lewandowski struck the goal that sealed Poland's victory over Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group C match played between Poland and Saudi Arabia at Education City Stadium on Saturday.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Rayo Vallecano came from behind to beat Real Madrid 3-2 on Monday with the champions failing to reclaim top spot in the standings after two consecutive games without a win.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group E match between Germany and Japan on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
LaLiga leaders Barcelona's pursuit of a 27th Spanish title gained momentum after a 2-1 comeback win over Real Madrid.
League Two (fourth tier) side Stevenage pulled off the shock of the weekend by winning 2-1 at Premier League Aston Villa.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Brentford pulled off their latest English Premier League shock by beating Liverpool 3-1 at home.
Southampton clinched a thrilling comeback draw against Tottenham Hotspurs in their Premier League encounter on Saturday.
A summary of the concluding day's action in the Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Saudi Pro League.
Real Madrid dug deep in a 3-0 home win against lowly Alaves in the La Liga, but Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain their second Ligue 1 loss of the season.
It's the first yellow card issued by a lady referee in the men's World Cup -- Stephanie Frappart is the umpire; Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte is the player -- and it all happened in the 76th minute of the match against Germany.
A ninth successive win in all competitions for United was celebrated with real vigour, as they moved to within a point of City in second, giving Arsenal the chance to go eight points clear at the top of the standings with a win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group H match played between Ghana and South Korea on Monday.
With both Serbia and Cameroon desperate for points after their opening defeats, they played out one of the most entertaining games of the tournament
Images from the Europa League semi-final first leg matches on Thursday.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Nations League.
We haven't played the best coming into the tournament. There was a lot of talk and speculation about our form but we showed everyone how much quality we have and what we can do," said Saka, whose last major tournament ended with him missing a penalty in the Euro 2020 final shootout.
Valencia, who was taken off for the last 15 minutes of Sunday's Group A game, has had a decade-long career in the Ecuador side, starting off as a winger but being converted to a striker in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup.
Erling Haaland became the third player in Champions League history to score five goals in a game as he led Manchester City to an unrelenting 7-0 rout of RB Leipzig in the second leg of their last-16 tie.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Quarter-final match between Croatia and Brazil on Friday.
Leaders Barcelona played out a second straight 0-0 draw in LaLiga after mid-table Getafe battled for a home point in a hard-fought game on Sunday.
Leicester City's veteran striker Jamie Vardy came off the bench to break his long scoring drought and earn his side a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser
France will play Argentina, who are also looking to win the World Cup for the third time, in Sunday's final at the Lusail Stadium.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Against a backdrop of raucous noise provided by the thousands of Tunisian fans in the stands, Issam Jebali had a goal ruled out for offside in the 23rd minute but it was Denmark who provided most of the attacking football in the first half.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Leeds United's Premier League relegation fears heightened as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Friday, leaving Jesse Marsch's side without a win in their last seven games in all competitions.
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