Sweden pose less of a threat to France in World Cup qualifying following the retirement of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to Didier Deschamps.
Ibrahimovic brought the curtain down on his international career after Euro 2016 when Sweden were eliminated with just one point from their three group matches.
"Sweden are different," he told a news conference.
"We know the importance he has in all the teams he plays for, including Sweden where he was very effective. He changes their game.
"When you have a player like Zlatan, the team plays for him. At times, he receives balls that he should not receive. Even if they have a good collective, they always rely on him.
"There are other players, other attackers who are there, they have quality. But on paper, in fact, I think Sweden with Zlatan are more competitive."
