Zidane agrees verbal deal to take charge of France after the World Cup | OneFootball

This Friday, the French National Team and Zinédine Zidane reached a verbal agreement for the 53-year-old coach to lead the national team after the end of the 2026 World Cup.

The current coach, Didier Deschamps, has already announced that he will not continue in the position after the World Cup. The information was disclosed by journalist Fabrizio Romano on the Here We Go Podcast.

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Without a club since the end of his second stint at Real Madrid in 2021, Zidane is frequently speculated to join the French national team. Coach Didier Deschamps has already confirmed that the 2026 World Cup will be his last tournament with the national team, after 14 years.

See Zidane's statistics as a coach

Titles

3x Champions League (15/16, 16/17, and 17/18) 2x Spanish Championship (16/17 and 19/20) 2x Club World Cup (16/17 and 17/18) 2x UEFA Super Cup (16/17 and 17/18) 2x Spanish Super Cup (17/18 and 19/20)

Performance with Real Madrid

263 games 174 wins 53 draws 36 losses 605 goals scored (2.3 per game) 267 goals conceded (1.02 per game) 11 titles

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