The decision of Didier Deschamps of not renewing his contract as coach of France when the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in United States, Mexico and Canadacaused a name to automatically come to the fore as an almost certain substitute: that of Zinedine Zidane.
To his ex real Madrid He has been linked again to the white team on several occasions, but every time he has been named, his entourage has made it clear that his true desire is to lead the French team.
That option seems closer. And this is how the newspaper portrays it ‘L’Equipe’ on its cover this Thursday, January 9, with a full-page photo and a headline that reads: “Let it come back.”
In subtitles, the French newspaper points out that “Zinedine Zidane meets all the requirements to succeed Didier Deschamps after 2026 World Cup. “He will rejoin the ‘bleus’ 20 years after his international retirement as a player.”
For its part, the stage of Deschamps will end after holding the position since 2012. He won the World Cup held in 2018 in Russia and was a finalist four years later in the Qatarfell in the penalty shootout against Argentina of Leo Messi.
Source: La Verdad
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