Didier Deschamps Announces He Will Step Down as France Coach After 2026 World Cup
Didier Deschamps, France’s World Cup-winning coach, announced on Wednesday that he will step down from his role following the 2026 World Cup. Speaking to French broadcaster TF1, Deschamps confirmed that his tenure, which began in 2012, will conclude after the next World Cup.
“It will be 2026,” Deschamps stated. “I have been in this role since 2012, and it’s planned that I will remain until the next World Cup. It’s clear in my mind that it will end there. I have done my time, and with the same passion and desire, I will continue to ensure the France team remains at the highest level until then.”
Deschamps has enjoyed an illustrious career, both as a player and a coach. As head coach, he led France to victory in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and guided them to the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they were narrowly defeated by Argentina in a penalty shootout.
As a player, Deschamps was captain of the French team that triumphed in the 1998 World Cup on home soil, defeating Brazil in the final.
At 56 years old, Deschamps will become one of only three men to have won the World Cup both as a player and a coach. The other two, Mario Zagallo of Brazil and Franz Beckenbauer of Germany, both passed away last year.
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