Sports - Zinedine Zidane to Be Officially Appointed as France Manager on Tuesday
Zidane is expected to replace Didier Deschamps after guiding Real Madrid to three Champions League titles and staying out of coaching since 2021.
- Zinedine Zidane signed a long-term contract to become France's new head coach, succeeding Didier Deschamps after a verbal agreement with the French Football Federation since November 2025.
- Deschamps stepped down after 14 years in charge, concluding his tenure following Les Bleus' 2026 World Cup semifinal loss to Spain. Zidane has not coached since leaving Real Madrid in 2021.
- During his playing career, Zidane earned 108 caps for France and scored 31 goals, serving as playmaker in the 1998 World Cup victory and starring when France won the European Championship two years later.
- The French Football Federation said on Thursday that FFF President Philippe Diallo will name the coach at a news conference at headquarters in Paris next Tuesday.
- France faces away matches against Turkey in the Nations League on Sept. 25, followed by a game in Belgium three days later, then hosts Italy on Oct. 2.
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Following the departure of Didier Deschamps, who acted as a selector of the French football team, after 14 years of good and loyal services, the name of his successor is already announced: it is therefore Zinedine Zidane who should become the new leader of the Bleus, an information that he will confirm on Tuesday 28 July at an exceptional press conference.
Sports - Zinedine Zidane to be officially appointed as France manager on Tuesday
A new era will begin on Tuesday for 'Les Bleus'. Zinedine Zidane is expected to be officially appointed as the head coach of the French national team on Tuesday. The 54-year-old coach will sign a four-year…
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dna.frIt's no longer a secret for anyone, Zinédine Zidane will take the lead of the French team in the coming days. The last uncertainty lay in the formalization of her arrival. It should be Tuesday.
The end of the Didier Deschamps era at the head of the French team at the end of the World Cup 2026, that of Zinédine Zidane will open at the beginning of next week. The officialization will take place next Tuesday.
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