Intro:

Following his team's 5-2 victory over Switzerland, France coach Didier Deschamps appeared satisfied and in playful mood at a news conference in Ribeirao Preto on Saturday (21 June).

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SOUNDBITE (French) Didier Deschamps, France coach:

"Apparently, there is a fair amount of hype around the team in France. As I said yesterday, I'm not going to ask them to calm down. For us, the most important thing is that we are satisfied about a job well done. We must also stay humble, and keep in mind that we still have many things to do. Even here in Brazil, there were around 4,000 France supporters at the stadium yesterday, we could hear them, it is really nice for us, the players need that."

SOUNDBITE (French) Didier Deschamps, France coach:

"We train for the games in order to do as well as we possibly can. Now, even in my wildest dreams, I would not have thought that we would have led 5-0 an hour after kick-off. Indeed, the players enjoyed the game, very much so. They were efficient and put the Swiss team in a tight spot."