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Zizou is finally coming home — France's most iconic figure is set to take charge of Les Bleus after the World Cup.
The wait is over. "Zizou" is coming home — and French football will never be the same again.
It's the news France has been waiting years for. Zinedine Zidane has reached a verbal agreement with the French Football Federation (FFF) to become the next head coach of Les Bleus, ending one of the longest-running sagas in international football.
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The timing is set. Zidane will take the reins immediately after the 2026 World Cup in North America, succeeding Didier Deschamps and launching what the FFF hopes will be a new golden era — built on the legacy of the 1998 and 2018 world champions.
After turning down club after club over the years, Zidane has been saving himself for this. Managing France was always the dream — and now it's happening.