France coach Didier Deschamps refused to discuss the absence of Karim Benzema at the World Cup.

Ballon d'Or winner Benzema was one of the players Deschamps lost to injury before the tournament kicked off and there have been rumours the Real Madrid forward could return for Sunday's final.

"I don't like talking about this," Deschamps said. "Since that injury and Theo Hernandez's injury in the first game, I've had 24 players and those are the players at my disposal.

"It isn't fair for me to talk about injured players. It is not up to me who comes to watch the game.

"My focus is on the 24-player squad I have and those will be the players at my disposal tomorrow."