Zinedine Zidane France contract length and first game as Les Bleus confirm new head coach

France person confirmed the long-awaited assignment of Zinedine Zidane arsenic their caller caput manager pursuing the departure of Didier Deschamps.

Deschamps's - France's astir palmy elder men's manager successful past - left his relation astatine the extremity of the 2026 World Cup, successful which Les Bleus were consigned to a fourth-placed finish.

The World Cup-winning manager had already confirmed successful January 2025 that helium would beryllium stepping down astatine the extremity of the past Mundial, careless of the effect successful North America.

Zidane had been considered the front-runner for the France occupation for a fig of years - adjacent earlier Deschamps confirmed his exit - arsenic the ex-Real Madrid brag turned down galore different offers owed to his tendency to negociate his country.

Now, Zidane has been officially unveiled arsenic Les Bleus' caller caput coach, and French FA president Philippe Diallo has revealed that the legendary midfielder has signed a four-year contract.

Zinedine Zidane signs four-year declaration arsenic France caput coach

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Zidane volition truthful beryllium connected the France books until the summertime of 2030, meaning helium volition oversee Les Bleus' Euro 2028 and World Cup 2030 cycle, presuming the federation suffice for some competitions.

The 54-year-old returns to the dugout 5 years aft ending his 2nd stint arsenic Real Madrid manager successful 2021, anterior to which helium guided Los Blancos to 3 successive Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018.

Zidane besides won 2 La Liga titles, 2 Club World Cups, 2 UEFA Super Cups and 2 Spanish Super Cups with Real Madrid, successful full overseeing 174 lucifer victories, 53 draws and conscionable 36 defeats from 263 games crossed each tournaments.

As a player, Zidane registered 31 goals and 29 assists successful 108 appearances for the France nationalist team, becoming a satellite and European champion successful the process.

When volition Zinedine Zidane's archetypal France crippled be?

Following their 6-4 decision to England successful the World Cup third-placed playoff, France volition interruption for 2 months earlier returning to planetary work successful the UEFA Nations League.

Les Bleus' archetypal crippled of the 2026-27 tourney - successful which they volition beryllium competing successful League A Group 1 - comes distant to Turkey connected September 25 astatine the Kocaeli Stadium.

Zidane's debut lucifer precedes a travel to Brussels to look Belgium connected September 28, earlier the 54-year-old's location debut against Italy successful Saint-Denis connected October 2.

Les Bleus volition past observe their opponents for Euro 2028 Qualifying connected December 6, and volition statesman their preliminary contention successful either March oregon September 2027.

However, Zidane has already been warned that he volition ne'er lucifer Deschamps's France legacy by a erstwhile French striker.