(FILES) French national soccer team players Didier Deschamps (L) and Zinedine Zidane do some stretching exercizes during a training session in Clairefontaine, outside Paris on June 15, 1998. France will play Saudi Arabia 18 June at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in their second group C match of the 1998 Soccer World Cup. 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 Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French midfielder and captain Zinedine Zidane smiles during a training session at the Wankdorf stadium, in Bern on October 7, 2005, on the eve of the World Cup 2006 qualifying football match against Switzerland. 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) French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is pictured during the World Cup 2006 group G football game France vs. South Korea at Leipzig stadium, in Leipzig on 18 June 2006. The game ended in a goalless draw. 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 Patrik STOLLARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French midfielder Zinedine Zidane drives the ball during the World Cup 2006 semi final football game Portugal vs. France at Munich stadium, in Munich on July 5, 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 Valery HACHE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Former French international football player Zinedine Zidane reacts during 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) French midfielder Zinedine Zidane (L) gestures after head butting Italian defender Marco Materazzi during the World Cup 2006 final football match between Italy and France at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, in Berlin on July 9, 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 John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French players Bixente Lizarazu (L) and Marcel Desailly (R) smile as Zinedine Zidane holds the FIFA Trophy at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on July 12, 1998, after the 1998 World Cup final between France and Brazil. 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 DANIEL GARCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French midfielder Zinedine Zidane reacts after French team scored a fourth goal during the friendly soccer match France vs Scotland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis north of Paris on March 27, 2002. 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 Damien MEYER / AFP via Getty Images)