This Wednesday, January 8, Didier Deschamps dropped a real bomb. The current coach of the France team announced that the 2026 World Cup, organized in the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be his last tournament at the head of the Blues. If we will have to wait two years to see, perhaps, Kylian Mbappé’s partners add a third star to their jersey, rumors are flying around the identity of the next boss of the tricolors. And one of the names that comes up repeatedly is that of Zinédine Zidane.
Free since his departure from Real Madrid in 2021, Zidane seems to have the majority of public opinion in favor of his appointment as head of the France group. According to the statement of a relative of the 1998 Ballon d’Or to the Teamthe former midfielder would be keen on the idea of taking the reins of the selection: “ He made himself available at one point. It was perhaps the best timing to start a new cycle and start again with a project focused on the game. Football is his priority, with his family. He does not experience his current phase as a retirement, but as a period off the field. He knows it will only last for a while. Football remains his thing, like the French team. He always made it clear that there was nothing better than the Blues. He watches a lot of matches and writes. He is at an age where he does things out of passion and desire.»
