Didier Deschamps has declared that lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy stands above every other achievement in football — a conviction forged through two separate, unforgettable experiences as both player and manager of France.

Deschamps was part of the France squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil, and he later guided Les Bleus to a second title at Russia 2018. Those twin triumphs remain, in his own words, the peaks of a remarkable career.