Thierry Henry's return to a sidelines will wait. In the small papers of the Belgian Federation to take over from Domenico Tedesco, whose dismissal was formalized last week, the former striker of the French team will not find the Red Devils, with whom he made his classes As a assistant to Roberto Martinez.
The Belgian Federation has indeed announced the holding of a press conference at 1 p.m. Friday to present the new coach of Belgium: Rudi Garcia. Announced as the priority target of Belgian leaders after Sergio Conceiçao's decision to engage with AC Milan, the former midfielder will know his first experience as a coach at 60 after having officiated on the benches of Saint-Étienne, Dijon , Le Mans, Lille, AS Rome, Marseille, Lyon, Al-Nassr and Naples.
2026 World Cup objective for Rudi Garcia
Rudi Garcia was without a club since the end of his Napoli adventure, suddenly completed in November 2023. For the French technician, the first objective will obviously be to qualify the Red Devils for the final phase of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, in Mexico and Canada. A reasonable objective since Wales, Macedonia, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein appear in the Group of Belgium.
While waiting to start the playoffs next June, Belgium will play two matches of accession dams in the League of Nations against Ukraine next March.
In addition to Thierry Henry and Sergio Conceiçao, Erik Ten Hag, Mark Van Bommel and Julen Lopetegui also appeared on the short-list of the Belgian Federation.
