This time, the suspense is lifted:
Didier Deschamps will definitively end his mandate in the French team in a year and a halfin 2026, after the World Cup organized in America (USA, Canada, Mexico). The Blues coach confirmed his desire to retire at the end of his contract.
Deschamps’ announcement had the effect of a small bombshell. And as is often the case, the technician chose TF1, the official broadcaster of the French team, to verbalize this crucial information.
“I am not here to make an announcement but it will be 2026, said Deschamps on the 1 p.m. news on TF1, Wednesday. I’ve been here since 2012, I’m scheduled until 2026, the next World Cup. It will stop there because it has to stop there at some point. In my head, it’s very clear. I served my time with the same desire, the same passion to maintain the French team at the highest level. »
2018 executive speaks out after Deschamps announcement
The reactions of the players of the France team will obviously be scrutinized in the weeks and months to come. That of captain Kylian Mbappé will be even more so, given the misunderstandings which surrounded the two men this fall. But in the meantime, Deschamps was entitled to a little word from one of his men.
Lucas Hernandez, 2018 world champion, slipped a nice little message to his coach in comments transcribed on the first channel. “This little message to thank you for these magnificent moments and the 2018 World Cup. We still have a little way to go together until 2026”launched the Parisian. Words which did not leave the coach indifferent.
