Overview
- The Fédération Française de Football announced the appointment on Tuesday, July 28, with president Philippe Diallo confirming a four‑year contract that runs through the 2030 World Cup.
- Zidane, who has not coached since leaving Real Madrid in 2021, said he turned down club offers for four to five years because managing France was the only job he wanted.
- He told reporters his approach will echo his Real Madrid work and favor attacking, goal‑scoring football, and he will assemble a technical staff before naming his first squad.
- Zidane will formally begin in August and is set to make his first call‑ups for Nations League fixtures that include a debut match against Turkey on September 25.
- The change closes Didier Deschamps’s 14‑year era, and Zidane faces short‑term tasks—winning over star players, balancing attack and defensive stability, and building toward Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup—that will shape public expectations and the team’s next cycle.