(FILES) France's midfielder Zinedine Zidane leaves the pitch for a substitution during the friendly test match France vs. Mexico, ahead of the 2006 World Cup, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris on May 27, 2006. 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 PASCAL PAVANI / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French coach Aime Jacquet celebrates with Zinedine Zidane after the FIFA Trophy presentation ceremony at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on July 12, 1998, after the World Cup final between Brazil and France. France won the title for the first time beating Brazil 3-0. 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 OMAR TORRES / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French forward Kylian Mbappe (C) is congratulated by French former football player Zinedine Zidane (L) during a first appearance as a Real Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on July 16, 2024, after signing his new five-season contract. 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 Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)

(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)

(FILES) Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane (R) laughs with France's coach Didier Deschamps during the charity match organized by French football player Pascal Olmeta for his association "Un Sourire Un espoir pour la Vie" (A Smile, Hope for Life) at the Armand Cesari Stadium in Bastia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on May 14, 2018. 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 PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French football legend and coach Zinedine Zidane attends the podium ceremony of the women's Paris Major Premier Padel tournament after the final match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on September 14, 2025. 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 Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Former French international football player Zinedine Zidane takes part in a ceremony honouring French former international football players with more than hundred caps ahead of the friendly football match France vs Brazil, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris on March 26, 2015. 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 Franck FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) France football team captain Zinedine Zidane speaks during a press conference in Clairefontaine, near Paris on February 28, 2006. France squad will face Slovakia in a friendly international match at the Stade de France on March 1, 2006. 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 PASCAL PAVANI / AFP via Getty Images)