Didier Deschamps he will not renew his contract and will leave the role of coach of the French national team after the 2026 World Cup. Even if he were to triumph in the competition to be played between the United States, Mexico and Canada, he will not continue the path begun in 2012, when he took over as manager Laurent Blanc at the end of the European Championship.
The former midfielder announced his decision a little while ago, in an interview broadcast by TF1. Among others, there is also commenting on the news Christophe DugarryDeschamps’ national teammate and great friend of Zinedine Zidane, who many would like to be the next coach of Galletti: “It was a wise, expected decision. I sent absolutely nothing and I will not send anything to Zidane. But obviously we all hope that he will lead France after 2026. But it is his choice and will be linked to the discussions that the Federation will have with him. It’s definitely a wish I’ve had, a personal wish for a long time. I hope it happens one day; if it’s in 2026, I hope so from the bottom of my heart,” he told RMC Sport.
This is Deschamps’ announcement: “I have been here since 2012. I have planned until 2026, the next World Cup, but I will stop there because sooner or later I would have to do it. Everything is very clear in my head. I served France for all this time with the same desire and passion to keep the team at the highest levels. When something is this good, we wish it would never end stop. 14 years will have passed, that’s a long time. I’m not looking for records: the most important thing is that the French team remains at the top, where it has been for many years.”