This was made official from the mouth of the main person concerned: Didier Deschamps will not go further than the 2026 World Cup and the expiration of his contract with the French Football Federation. Who could take his place on the French team bench? Flattered to see his name mentioned, Bruno Genesio did not mince his words or hide his ambition.
Didier Deschamps will put an end to its long collaboration with the French Football Federation started in 2012 after’Euro. Selector of Blues since this date, Deschamps rekindled the tricolor flame among public opinion, notably with a final of the’Euro 2016of the 2022 World Cupand a coronation at the 2018 World Cup. Without forgetting the League of Nations in 2021 with Karim Benzema notably.
Bruno Genesio far behind Zinedine Zidane to replace Didier Deschamps?
At the end of the contract at the end of the 2026 World CupDidier Deschamps affirmed this week in an interview that he was not going to sign a new lease with the FFF. Which means that his fourth World Cup as coach of Blues will be his jubilee. And then? Who to replace « DD » ?
Bruno Genesio is one of the candidates for the position and received 9.98% of the votes, ahead of Thierry Henry (6.85%) and far behind Zinedine Zidanethe great favorite of Internet users The Team. There were 23,339 voters choosing the 98 world champion, or 72.35%.
-“Every coach dreams of becoming coach of his country, but I tend to be lucid”
At a press conference as part of the trip LOSC in Auxerre this Friday, Bruno Genesio mentioned a possible succession to Didier Deschamps in French team.
“Yes, it’s a dream. I think that every coach dreams of becoming coach of his country, but I am more used to being lucid about situations and we know very well that in 2026, when Didier stops, I hope with a new title, he there is someone who is tailor-made to succeed him. And that’s even what I want since it would be perfect.”
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