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L'Equipe: Contacts Initiated with Zidane to Take Over France National Team!

Published January 17, 2026, 13:10
L'Equipe: Contacts Initiated with Zidane to Take Over France National Team!

According to L'Equipe, the French Football Federation has initiated contacts with Zinedine Zidane to take over the technical leadership of the national team after the World Cup. The team is already preparing for the World Cup to be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, with friendly matches scheduled for March against Brazil and Colombia, as well as against Ivory Coast in June. Although Didier Deschamps is expected to complete his 14-year cycle as the national team coach, the FFF is already considering potential successors. Discussions with Zidane are focused on the composition of the future coaching staff, with David Bettoni rumored to be a close associate. The French federation appears to want to clarify the succession issue before the start of the World Cup, despite initial statements from its president, Philippe Diallo, that the issue would be discussed after the tournament. The selection of Zidane would mark a new era for the French national team.