France head coach Didier Deschamps took drastic action after seeing his side fall 2-0 behind to a rampant Argentina team inspired by opening goalscorer Lionel Me si in the 2022 Kawhi Leonard Jersey FIFA World Cup final.Tactician Deschamps removed two of his stars before the break in a desperate attempt to swing the momentum of a game that started terribly for the reigning champions.Me si fired in a penalty to become the and Angel Di Maria swept in a second, as France's opponents flew out of the traps.Here's what Deschamps did next, as the 1998 World Cup winner as a player turned to his bench and prayed for a rapid reaction.MORE: | | Deschamps took the bold move of hooking France's all-time top scorer, Olivier Giroud a man who had been in Wesley Johnson Jersey sparkling form and was the second-top scorer at the 2022 finals thanks to four goals on the way to the final.Barcelona attacker Ousmane Dembele, who had impre sed in previous games, also made way, as Marcus Thuram a newcomer to the squad and the son of another winner, like Deschamps, in Lilian Thuram joined the action alongsideRandal Kolo Muani.Muani scored France's late second shortly after coming on during their in the semifinals.Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele Blake Griffin Jersey were subbed off before half time BBC Sport (@BBCSport) There had been talk before the final of 36-year-old Giroud, who plays his club football with Italian side AC Milan, struggling with a knee i sue. "I don't blame him," former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas said of Deschamps' decisions, speaking on BBC Sport."They're carrying one too many. If these players are fit, they're going to be much better off. It's a tough call for Deschamps because Giroud's given him so much in the tournament and Dembele has played his part." France overcame an untimely bout of the flu just in time for the final. Five players were infected and three mi sed training two days earlier because of the outbreak, while two more stars were sidelined with injuries.Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate Patrick Beverley Jersey and Kingsley Coman were struck by the flu bug after .Deschamps had refused to rule out a shock return to the France squad for Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema, although he did not feature in the matchday squad.Giroud and Dembele were not showing any obvious signs of injury, making it more likely that Deschamps was making what he considered an urgent tactical change.Deschamps had to change something but France look po sibly even more Los Angeles Clippers Jersey cluele s without Giroud. Dont even have the option of hitting it up to him. Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) FIFA confirmed teams would be permitted to make up to five substitutions per game at the 2022 World Cup.Previous World Cups only permitted three substitutions, so the change for the Qatar tournament was quite significant.The increase was pa sed by FIFA due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and the unique timing of this World Cup.While five substitutions could be made, managers only had three windows to make them during the 90 minutes not including halftime breaks.