The game against the South Americans was always going to be a tense one and tensions inevitably flared as the pair competed for a place in the World Cup's final four.
Eager for any marginal gain possible, Mbappe made the most of a light blow in the chest to go down in a heap clutching his "injury" as if it were life-threatening.
The incident caused a certain amount of handbags from both sides as Uruguay, led by skipper Diego Godin reacted furiously to the play-acting.
It turns out he wasn't the only one, with Deschamps not impressed by his star's reaction either.
8 July 2018
"Kylian, Kylian, oh Kylian, listen to me! Stop arsing about, stop and that's it. You don't deserve it but don't do that! Come on don't give up," Deschamps could be seen screaming in images captured by 'Telefoot'.
"I'm his coach and I want the best for him, he knows that. He's soeone who deserves all the admiration for what he has achieved, but when there is something that I'm not happy with... It's for his own good anyway, I told him," Deschamps explaine don 'Telefoot'.