There were two main reasons that France did not win Euro 2016, and both need to be addressed if they are to rectify that at the World Cup.
The first was Deschamps' struggle to find a formation that got the best out of the most stars. No matter what he came up with during the summer, there always seemed to be a problem with one of them or a gap somewhere. Those issues disrupted France's flow, and they only rarely seemed fully cohesive.
The second reason followed the first, in that there was often a laxness to the way France played, as if they were trying to up the intensity but could not. Although they won Monday, those traits were seen again vs. the Netherlands.
France could have been more comfortable but were constantly in danger of being caught, having become indulgent when they were just a goal up in the first half. By the break, their full-backs were looking to add a flourish to things, with Layvin Kurzawa trying a Dimitri Payet-style "rabona" cross and Djibril Sidibe nutmegging Kevin Strootman with one surge forward.
That was how much better than the Dutch France were, but a mere one-goal lead left them hostage to fortune, and it would have been interesting to see the reaction had Skomina adjudged Koscielny's handball in the box worthy of a penalty, or if Lloris hadn't been so alert to Depay's late chance.
Even in the second half, France didn't show the thrust they could have -- a case in point being when the usually incisive Antoine Griezmann misplaced a pass when he could have put Kevin Gameiro through.
Deschamps' formation, though, did work. There were no gaps in the French team, and that was because Pogba was doing everything expected of him in a two-man central midfield, which has not always been the case with the Manchester United man.
Deschamps might see it as an issue that still needs to be resolved, but if Pogba is playing like this, it is less of a problem and the rest just need to rise to that level.