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On Saturday, Didier Deschamps, the 54-year-old coach of the French national football team, announced the extension of the country’s game federation until the end of the 2026 World Cup. ..) They were pleased to announce the extension of Didier Deschamps’ contract at the helm of the French national team until June 2026. Deschamps’ contract with the “Roosters” team ended after the last 2022 Qatar World Cup, after France finished runner-up behind world champions Argentina.
He said Didier Deschamps On Saturday, he will remain coach of the French national football team until the 2026 World Cup, after leading his country to the World Cup final in the last two editions.
Deschamps’ contract, which began his career with France in 2012, ended after the last Qatar 2022 World Cup, when the defending champion finished runner-up behind Argentina on penalties after an exciting match.
“I will announce to you something that makes me very happy, which is that my boss (Noel Le Graet) has decided to extend it until 2026,” Deschamps said during the federation’s general assembly in Paris.
The 54-year-old continued, “I thank the president for his constant support and constant confidence. This is something essential in the work of the France national team.”
On the other hand, the French Federation published on its official website, “The French Federation and its president, Noel Le Graet, express their happiness at announcing the extension of Didier Deschamps’ contract at the helm of the French national team until June 2026.”
Deschamps was able to snatch the extension until the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2026, while Le Graet wanted to extend it until the 2024 European Cup in Germany, according to press reports.
The 1998 world champion as a player and 2018 as a coach has the longest career with the French national team, ahead of Michel Hidalgo, who stayed eight years and six months (March 1976-June 1984), the largest number of matches at the helm of the national team (138 compared to 79 for Raymond Dominique), Especially an impressive record that he can brag about.
He was named “Diy Dee” two years after the Knysna scandal in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, succeeding Laurent Blanc, and returned the French team’s ship to safety: the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where it lost to Germany 0-1, which was later crowned, the 2016 European Cup final against Portugal. , the 2018 World Cup Russia title and then the Qatar World Cup final.
His only failure occurred in the 2021 European Cup, when the Blues were eliminated from the final price by Switzerland. He also led the French national team to the 2021 European Nations League title and is currently ranked third in the FIFA rankings.
In 138 matches with France, Deschamps achieved 89 wins, 28 draws and 21 losses, and his team scored 279 goals and conceded 119 goals.
The coaching staff, consisting of assistant Guy Stéphane, goalkeeper coach Franck Raviu and physical trainer Cyril Moane, will also continue his career with the French national team.
France 24/AFP