France national football team coach Didier Deschamps confirmed that he will leave his position in 2026, in an interview with TF1 on Wednesday, noting that he spent his time with the “Roosters” whom he led to the 2018 World Cup title in Russia.
The 56-year-old coach, whose contract expires after the 2026 World Cup next summer in the United States, Canada and Mexico, said: “It will be the year 2026. I have been here since 2012, and I am scheduled to continue until 2026… the next World Cup. It will end there, because it must end in an instant.” What…things are clear in my mind.”
Deschamps’ departure will close a wonderful chapter in the history of the French national team, after it won the World Cup in 2018 and the Nations League in 2021, and finished runner-up in the 2016 European Cup and the 2022 World Cup.
The coach’s contract was extended for four years after qualifying for the final of the last World Cup in Qatar and losing to Argentina on penalties, a period that sparked a lot of criticism at the time.
Discussions have increased about Deschamps’ future in managing the national team, due to the lackluster style of play in the 2024 European Cup, despite reaching the semi-finals.
There are still many goals for Deschamps until his contract expires, as he will play with the national team in the Nations League quarter-finals against Croatia in March.
In the event of a victory, France will play with Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan in the fourth group of the European qualifiers for the World Cup, while in the event of a loss, it will move to the twelfth group in the qualifiers, with the Czech Republic, Montenegro, the Faroe Islands and Gibraltar.
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