France’s nationwide coach Didier Deschamps has the previous nationwide coach Helmut Schön changed as report coach on the World Cup. The semi-final in opposition to Spain at Dallas Stadium was Deschamps’ twenty sixth World Cup recreation as head coach. The 57-year-old took over the report from Schön – who final performed 48 years in the past on the 1978 World Cup – on the French nationwide day.

The ex-professional has been in workplace because the French nationwide coach since 2012. After this World Cup he’ll hand it over – reportedly to Zinédine Zidane. Deschamps received the World Cup as a participant in 1998 and as a coach in 2018. Solely Franz Beckenbauer and Mário Zagallo additionally achieved such a double. Solely Vittorio Pozzo has ever received two World Cup titles as a coach: in 1934 and 1938 with Italy.

Deschamps’ 26 World Cup video games additionally embrace the group recreation in opposition to Norway. Nevertheless, the Frenchman was not on the sidelines for this recreation as a result of he had flown house after the demise of his mom. FIFA nonetheless lists the encounter (4:1) in Deschamps’ official World Cup statistics.

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