Didier Deschamps said that he will officially step down as the head coach of France after the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Deschamps to step down as France coach
Deschamps led France to World Cup victory in Russia in 2018.
He will depart after the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico if Les Bleus qualify.
However, his tenure will conclude at the end of the qualification campaign if France fails to qualify.
“It will be 2026,” Deschamps told French broadcaster TF1.
“I have been there since 2012, it is planned that I will be there until 2026 … the next World Cup.
“It will end there because it has to end at some point. It’s clear in my mind.”
“I have done my time, with the same desire, the same passion to keep the France team at the highest level, but 2026 is good.”
France’s glory
Deschamps, 56, took over from Laurent Blanc in 2012, and is the nation’s longest-serving coach in history.
In addition to winning the 2018 World Cup and the 2021 Nations League, he guided France to the finals of the 2016 European Championship and the 2022 World Cup, as well as the semifinals of the 2024 European Championship.
He is only the third person to have won the World Cup both as a player (in 1998) and as a manager, joining Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer and Brazil’s Mario Zagallo.
Deschamps will make his announcement on Wednesday.
