It's official since the beginning of January: Didier Deschamps will leave his duties as coach of the French team at the end of the 2026 World Cup. A decision that the tricolor coach (56) himself confirmed on the TF1 television news set, when he was alongside Brigitte Macron to talk about the yellow parts operation.
If he had not necessarily planned to announce it that day and in this context, “DD” fully assumes his choice. After fourteen years spent at the head of the Blues, he arrived at the end of the adventure. Could it still change your mind and extend beyond the next North American World Cup? The newspaper The team asked him the question.
Didier Deschamps has already decided for his future
And the answer leaves no room for doubt. “No, when I decide, I decide. It is clear, assumed “he replies. And Didier Deschamps to be so categorical on other options envisaged for the rest of his career. Could it run for the presidency of the French Football Federation? “No, I have no political ambition”he swears.
Would he see himself direct another selection?
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“Compared to what we will (him) offer”. And, he slips, “There are lots of possibilities”. That of stacking on the Blues bench is therefore not one.
