Didier Deschamps has confirmed that he will step down as France national team head coach after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be played across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The 56-year-old is contracted until the tournament ends and confirmed on Wednesday that he will not be going any further than that,

Factbox on Didier Deschamps, who the French soccer federation said on Tuesday would leave his role as France manager after his contract ends in 2026.

Didier Deschamps announced Wednesday that he won’t continue as France coach after the next World Cup, bringing an end to an era in which he became the nation’s most successful manager over more than a decade. The 56-year-old Deschamps said in an interview with broadcaster TF1 that he will leave when his contract expires in the summer of 2026.

France coach Didier Deschamps plans to announce on Wednesday that he won’t continue in the role after the next World Cup according to reports in French media

Didier Deschamps, France's longest serving national team coach, will not seek to renew his contract which expires in 2026, the French soccer federation (FFF) told Reuters on Tuesday.

Didier Deschamps will leave his role as France head coach at the end of his current contract culminating in the 2026 World Cup cycle.

PARIS (Reuters) -France coach Didier Deschamps confirmed on Wednesday he will leave the national team after the 2026 World Cup, saying it was time to stop as Zinedine Zidane appears as the heavy favourite to take over.