He became the longest-serving coach of France when he oversaw his 80th game as Les Bleus beat Argentina 4-3 in a thriller to go through to tomorrow's World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay.
Six years have passed since he replaced Laurent Blanc, but how long he carries on could come down to what happens in Nizhny Novgorod tomorrow, when France and their fearsome attack come up against the formidable Uruguayan defence.
The French Football Federation set a semi-final place as their target coming to Russia, and a last-eight exit would leave a sense of potential unfulfilled in the Deschamps era.
The FFF have said that the coach, who turns 50 this year, will stay around until 2020, when his contract expires.
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