Despite the quarter-final exit: Deschamps remains France coach

Association President Noël Le Graët told the newspaper ten days after the round of 16 defeat against Switzerland Le Figaro . Deschamps has been in office since 2012 and his contract runs until the end of 2022. “The answer is yes,” said Le Graët when asked whether Deschamps would stay: “I spoke to him in detail on Wednesday. The matter was over in three minutes. He doesn't deserve not to be allowed to continue." Deschamps is "a winner with a unique track record. My trust in him and his experienced and competent employees is unreserved.” Contract until the end of the World Cup in Qatar However, there was no further discussion about a previously considered contract extension. “We will go to Qatar together and then we will see,” said Le Graët. Deschamps is allowed to keep his entire staff. The association president, whose personal closeness to Deschamps is known, avoided making a commitment to his coach after the top favorite's early exit from the European Championships and thus only really opened the discussion. Former world footballer Zinedine Zidane was considered a possible candidate to succeed the world champion coach. There had been no contact with him recently, assured Le Graët and said: “Maybe one day he will become a coach. Maybe my successor will name him, because I won’t stay forever either.” After the European Championships, disagreements in the team were sometimes seen in the media as a sign that the coach had lost his authority. He was also accused of making too many tactical changes during the tournament. But the president made it clear: “He has not lost control of the cabin.”

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Despite the quarter-final exit: Deschamps remains France coach

Despite the European Championship failure, Didier Deschamps remains coach of soccer world champions France and is expected to lead the team to successfully defend their title at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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