Didier Deschamps salutes the French fans after Spain crushed his hopes of winning a second World Cup as coach Credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP

France coach Didier Deschamps said his players were left “devastated” by their World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday before aiming a barb at match referee Ivan Barton from El Salvador.

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