Zinedine Zidane 'wants to coach the France national team' as his next challenge - but will have to wait with Didier Deschamps staying on until at least next year's World Cup. Reports in France say Zidane 'envisages almost nothing else than a job in charge of the national team' but knows he will have to be patient. The defeat led to calls for Zidane, whose second spell at Real Madrid ended in May, to replace Deschamps. But following a meeting with French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet on Wednesday, Deschamps will be staying on a little longer. So Zidane, 49, will have to wait at least another year but reports in L'Equipe suggest he will wait for the national team vacancy to arise.

Source: Daily Mail July 09, 2021 06:45 UTC