France-England: Bellingham ends Les Bleus' comeback in Deschamps' farewell
- On Saturday night in Miami, France coach Didier Deschamps concluded his 14-year tenure with a 6-4 defeat to England in the World Cup third-place playoff, ending his 185th and final match in charge.
- The French Football Federation hailed Deschamps for his reign, which included winning the 2018 World Cup and 2021 Nations League while managing 187 matches and securing 122 victories.
- Deschamps remains one of only three men to win the World Cup as both a player and coach, having captained France's 1998 triumph and served the nation for 25 years.
- Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported that Zinedine Zidane is expected to become the next France head coach, with the appointment to be formalized once Deschamps' departure is complete.
- Deschamps reflected on the "beautiful adventure" of his final eight weeks despite sporting disappointment, while Zidane will inherit a squad that established itself as a consistent modern powerhouse.
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Didier Deschamps has just turned a page of his career in the most amazing way. It was by a match with no less than ten goals that he concluded, on 18 July, fourteen years at the head of the French team. He holds the most beautiful record of French football. The breeder lived 185 games on the bench, crowned by titles of world champion and vice-champion of the world. The player has worn 103 times the jersey of the Blues. He has been world champion…
The French team finished the World Cup in 4th place after their defeat broke out against England (4-6), on Saturday in Miami. At the time of his assessment of Didier Deschamps, the French coach of Nyon prefers to watch the glass half full than half emptyThe final bouquet. For his last match on the bench of the French team, on Saturday in Miami against England, Didier Deschamps got an offensive fireworks fire, concluded with a defeat (4-6).
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The countdown to the launch of the Zinedine Zidane era began with the French-elect, after a 14-year march by Didier Deschamps, which ended in a loss to England of 4-6 in the 2026 Third World Cup match. Despite the good-bye of the Mondial, Killian Mpabi achieved a historic achievement, having raised his balance to 22 World Cup goals, singled himself as the leading champion of the tournament throughout its history, ahead of a goal for Argentina's …
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