File picture of Didier Deschamps© AFP
France head coach Didier Deschamps will step down from the position when his present contract ends after the 2026 World Cup, a supply near the group stated on Tuesday. Deschamps led Les Bleus to the 2018 World Cup title, turning into solely the third man to win the event as a participant and a supervisor. He took over from Laurent Blanc in 2012 and has taken France to a few main finals in complete, dropping the Euro 2016 last to Portugal and the 2022 World Cup showpiece to Argentina.
Deschamps was captain when Les Bleus gained their first World Cup on house soil in 1998.
The 56-year-old has already set the file for longest-serving official France coach.
According to media stories, he’ll formally announce his choice to go away the job in an interview with Brigitte Macron on French tv on Wednesday.
European qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, which shall be held within the United States, Mexico and Canada, will get beneath approach later this 12 months.
France subsequent face Croatia in March within the quarter-finals of the Nations League, a event they gained beneath Deschamps in 2021.
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