Nothing is official yet, but everything indicates that Zinedine Zidane will be the next coach of the France team. Didier Deschamps having decided to leave his position at the end of the 2026 World Cup (from June 11 to July 19), after fourteen years in office, the former number 10 is the overwhelming favorite to succeed him on the Blues bench.
Will “Zizou” make strong choices or will he be part of the continuity? The announcement of its first list for the 2027 Nations League, in September, will in any case be closely followed. Could Karim Benzema be part of it? If his return to the French jersey seems unlikely, four years after his last cape, the Al-Hilal striker is not closing the door.
Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema reunited again?
“When will he join the French team, Zizou?smiled “KB9” during a live organized with rapper Rohff, on Instagram. I will be 40 years old. If I continue to perform and be in good shape, you never know. You never know if there is a place. In any case, I do everything to be in shape. I keep in shape as much as possible. » A little phrase that sounds like a call from the foot.
The 1998 world champion has always had affection for the ex-Lyonnais, whom he trained at Real Madrid. It was also he who presented him with his Ballon d’Or, in 2022, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Seeing them reunited as the French team again would be a bolt from the blue but would risk weakening the cohesion within a group now led by Kylian Mbappé.
