Uncertainty, guesses and speculations lasted for months, even at one point it seemed that the defeat in the spectacular final against Argentina would be the last working day of Didier Deschamps on the bench of the French national team. It was even written that Zinedine Zidane is already on stand-by, but…The once-great midfielder could become the longest-serving national team coach in the world, as he signed a new contract with the French Football Federation that will be valid until the next World Cup, i.e. until 2026.Official. Didier Deschamps extends his contract as France national team head coach until June 2026, he has decided to stay. 🚨🔵🇫🇷 #FranceIt would bring his chapter as France manager to 14 years. pic.twitter.com/gPc0E8GMY1— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 7, 2023 In the previous days, it was written that French President Emmanuel Macron also intervened in the whole case, who whispered to Deschamps at the medal ceremony in Qatar that he would like to see him on Les Bleus’ bench in the future. It is also possible that this detail persuaded people from the French Federation to offer Deschamps a long-term contract, since according to the original plan they wanted to tie him to the position until the next EURO which takes place in Germany.##NAJAVA_MECA_6929018##When you look at what has been done since July 2012, Deschamps absolutely earned the trust. He led France to the final of the EURO 2016 where the Portuguese were better, then he lifted the World Cup trophy two years later in Russia and then reached the final in Qatar. He only had a setback at EURO 2020 (played in 2021), when he was eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 16.
