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The French coach Didier Deschamps He confirms this Wednesday that he will leave the national team after the 2026 World Cup and says that it will be time to stop. The French Football Federation (FFF) announced yesterday that Deschamps, who is the coach of the French national team France With more years of service, he will not seek to renew his contract, which expires in 2026.
Les Bleus have not yet qualified for the 2026 World Cup. “In 2026 everything will be over. In my head it is very clear. I have done my time, with the same desire and the same passion to keep France at the highest level, but “2026 is a very good time to stop.” Deschamps told ‘TF1’. “You have to be able to say enough is enough, there is life after this. The most important thing is that France stays at the top as it has been for many years.”
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Deschamps replaced fellow 1998 World Cup winner Laurent Blanc in 2012 and led France to the World Cup title in 2018, two years after reaching the European Championship final in France. Having won trophies with all the clubs he managed before becoming France coach, Deschamps also won the 2021 Nations League title with the ‘Bleus’.
