France coach Didier Deschamps says he’ll leave after FIFA World Cup 2026
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Deschamps, who led France to the FIFA World Cup title in 2018, will step away after the 2026 edition in North America.
France’s FIFA World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps has announced that he will leave his post after the 2026 edition of the tournament.
Deschamps led France to World Cup glory in Russia in 2018 and guided them to the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where they lost to Lionel Messi’s Argentina on penalties.
“It will be 2026,” Deschamps told French broadcaster TF1. “I have been there since 2012, it is planned that I will be there until 2026 … the next World Cup.
“It will end there because it has to end at some point. It’s clear in my mind.
“I have done my time, with the same desire, the same passion to keep the France team at the highest level, but 2026 is good.”
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