“L'Equipe” and “Le Parisien” affirm this Tuesday, January 7 in the evening that the coach of the Blues will say on Wednesday at 1 p.m. on TF1 that he will not return at the end of his contract, after the 2026 World Cup.
Towards the end of an era. The coach of the French football team, Didier Deschamps, should announce on Wednesday that he will leave his post in 2026, assure this Tuesday, January 7 evening The Team et The Parisian. The coach, who led the Blues to the world champion title in 2018, should make his decision known on the 1 p.m. show on TF1, according to these two sources. He would thus benefit from his presence on the first channel, alongside First Lady Brigitte Macron, for the annual launch of the Yellow Pieces operation, already announced by TF1 sur X.
Didier Deschamps' lease on the bench of the Tricolores would thus end at the end of his contract and the 2026 World Cup. And this, whatever the result of the team during this competition, affirm the two newspapers .
The native of Bayonne took over as head of the French team in 2012, succeeding Laurent Blanc. He led the Blues to the roof of the world seven years ago in Russia, but also to the final of Euro 2016 and then the 2022 World Cup, lost to Argentina on penalties. At Euro 2024, the selection was eliminated in the semi-final by Spain. Following this defeat, Didier Deschamps saw his contract extended until 2026.
The departure of the Basque boss after fourteen at Clairefontaine would certainly revive speculation about the arrival, finally, of Zinedine Zidane on the Blues bench.
