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Zinedine Zidane is reported to be on the verge of succeeding Didier Deschamps as France head coach. RMC Sport says a contract is prepared and a signing is expected within days, months after ESPN revealed a verbal agreement. Nothing has been confirmed by the federation.
France and England meet in Miami on Saturday for third place, a game neither side wanted. It is Didier Deschamps' final match in charge, and the tournament's Golden Boot remains very much up for grabs.
Deschamps' side beat Morocco to reach the last four, and a win over Spain in Dallas on Tuesday would send France into a third final running. Only two nations in the tournament's history have ever managed it.
Eighteen months after he named his own exit date, Didier Deschamps is quietly clearing out the World Cup's managerial record books. France are in the semi-finals, and the only thing still unresolved is what their manager does next.
Paraguay eliminated Germany on penalties in the biggest World Cup 2026 upset. Now they face France and Kylian Mbappe. Here is why this matchup is more dangerous for Les Bleus than the bracket suggests.
ESPN's post-group-stage panel rank France No. 1 with 16 of 20 first-place votes after a perfect group and a 3-0 win over Sweden, with Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise driving the favourites.
