The coach will leave after 14 years, at the end of the review in Canada, the United States and Mexico. L’Equipe anticipates it
After 14 years, Didier Deschamps’ adventure as France coach is destined to end at the end of the 2026 World Cup. Second The Teamthe Blues coach will announce tomorrow on national TV (TF1) his decision not to renew the contract, which expires at the end of the season scheduled in Canada, the United States and Mexico. At the basis of the decision to make his decision public tomorrow, already taken months ago, there would be the desire to put an end to the debate on his future.
Deschamps’ career in the national team
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Captain of the French national team that had won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship, Deschamps then sat on the Blues bench in the summer of 2012, to succeed Laurent Blanc, who was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the European Championship. Same goal achieved by the former Juventus player in his first experience (2014 World Cup, eliminated by Germany), which was followed by a mocking second place at the home European Championship (defeated in the final by Portugal after extra time). Deschamps’ great revenge came two years later, with the triumph at the World Championships in Russia. It is the highest point of his career, because then followed by a burning elimination on penalties in the round of 16 at Euro2020, the defeat (again from eleven metres) in the final of Qatar 2022 against Argentina and the knockout in the semi-final against Spain at Euro2024. Deschamps will leave as the longest-serving transalpine coach ever, with the hope of repeating the success of 8 years earlier in North America.
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