Didier Deschamps should be the national coach for France until the next WORLD cup, which is played at the end of 2022.

Didier Deschamps will get the opportunity to defend France's WORLD cup title in three years.

the 51-year-old Deschamps has thus extended his contract as national coach for France, until the WORLD cup in Qatar at the end of 2022.

It enlightens the French Football federation (FFF) on its website.

At the time, he will have been in charge of France for ten years, since he joined in 2012.

he has Previously been coach of Monaco, Juventus and Marseille.

In the first place, Deschamps try to lead France to success at next summer's european championship, which is played in 12 different cities and countries, including Copenhagen. It was and with EM, that his previous contract stretched to.

Also as a player was Deschamps to win the WORLD cup with France. It happened on home soil in 1998 when Brazil were beaten in the final.

As a coach, he has been at the forefront of France 100 times. It has been to 65 wins, 18 draws matches and 17 defeats.

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