After a successful 2022 World Cup despite the defeat in the final against Argentina (3-3, 2-4 tab), the coach of the France team Didier Deschamps has officially extended his contract. The French technician has a new lease until the 2026 World Cup.
Didier Deschamps remains the head of the French team
The end of a false suspense! As expected since the end of the 2022 World Cup, the coach of the France team Didier Deschamps has decided to continue his adventure on the bench of the Blues.
At the end of the contract, the tricolor technician had control of his future after his fine career in Qatar, which unfortunately ended in defeat in the final against Argentina (3-3, 2-4 tabs).
Deschamps extended until 2026
And as wished by the president of the French Football Federation, Nol Le Grat, the former coach of Olympique de Marseille therefore quickly agreed to continue his mission at the head of the selection. By the way, the native of Bayonne succeeded, as he wanted, in obtaining a contract until the 2026 World Cup, with an agreement made official this Saturday by the FFF.
The French Football Federation and Nol Le Grat, its president, are pleased to announce the extension of Didier Deschamps as head of the French national team until June 2026. Appointed on July 9, 2012 by Nol Le Grat, Didier Deschamps has an exceptional record at the head of the national team with 89 wins, 28 draws and 22 defeats in 139 matches, 279 goals scored and 119 conceded.can we read in a press release.
Zidane can temporarily turn the page
With this new lease, Deschamps will be able to project himself, with srnit, on the next objectives of the 2018 world champion: the qualifiers for Euro 2024 with a first match in March against the Netherlands. On the other hand, this long-term extension of DD sounds like the end of hopes, in the immediate future, for Zindine Zidane. Free since leaving Real Madrid in 2021, the 50-year-old was waiting for an opportunity with the Blues. He will have to wait a while longer and risks looking for a new challenge in the meantime…
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