OFFICIAL: The French Football Federation and its president Noël Le Graët, announce the extension of Didier Deschamps as the head coach of the French national team until June 2016.
Appointed on July 9, 2012, by Noël Le Graët, Didier Deschamps has an exceptional record as the coach of the French national team with 89 wins, 28 draws and 22 losses in 139 matches, 279 goals scored and 119 conceded.
Under his leadership, the French team notably won the 2018 World Cup, the 2021 Nations League, reached the final of Euro 2016 and that of the 2022 World Cup. They are currently in 3rd place in the FIFA standings, where they have consistently been in the top four for the past five years.
Guy Stéphan, assistant to Didier Deschamps, Franck Raviot, goalkeeper coach, and Cyril Moine, physical trainer, will also continue their mission in the French team.
Deschamps took France to the final in Qatar but could not repeat his 2018 success as Les Bleus were beaten on penalties by Lonel Messi's Argentina.
He has been in charge of the French national team since 2012. He took them to the final of the European Championships in 2016, losing to Portugal on home soil, and led them to success at the World Cup in Russia four years ago.
He will now have at least two more shots at glory, with the Euros coming up in Germany next year and then the World Cup in 2026 taking him up to the end of his contract.
As a player, Deschamps was also a member of the France team that won the World Cup in 1998 and the Euros in 2000.
There had been some expectation before the World Cup in Qatar that Deschamps, regardless of France's tournament, would leave the role, with Zinedine Zidane among the candidates to replace him.