(FILES) French Didier Deschamps (R) and Zinedine Zidane (L) look on during a friendly football and rugby union match between former French football stars and former French rugby players. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)