Didier Deschamps extended at the head of the Blues until 2026

The contract of Didier Deschamps at the head of the France team has been extended until 2026, announced the coach of the Blues during the General Assembly of the French Football Federation on Saturday in Paris. Arriving at the controls of the France team in 2012, Deschamps was at the end of his contract at the end of the World Cup in Qatar where the Blues reached the final, won by Argentina.

“I am going to announce something to you which is an immense pleasure for me, namely that my president has decided to extend me until 2026”, declared Deschamps at the tribune of the GA where he was greeted by a standing ovation. . “I thank the President [Noël Le Graët] for his continued support and continued trust, he added. This is something that is essential in the functioning of the France team. »

Deschamps, 54 years old and who wanted from the start to obtain a lease until the Mondial-2026 (in the United States, Canada and Mexico), therefore won his case while Noël Le Graët rather wanted to extend it until Euro-2024 in Germany.

Record of matches on the French bench and by far

The 1998 world champion has the greatest longevity in the position ahead of Michel Hidalgo, who stayed eight years and six months (March 1976 – June 1984), the record for matches on the French bench (138, far from the 79 of the previous holder Raymond Domenech) and, above all, the most beautiful track record.

Appointed two years after the fiasco of Knysna at the 2010 World Cup and a mandate from Laurent Blanc, “DD” has put the blue ship back afloat with constant progress: a quarter-final at the Brazilian World Cup-2014 (lost 1-0 against the Germany, future winner), a final lost at Euro-2016 in France and the world title in Russia before a new final in Qatar in 2022. His only failure took place at Euro-2021 where the Blues were eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland.

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