Zinedine Zidane has his eyes on the France national team job after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, when Didier Deschamps is set to step down.
Zidane last managed Real Madrid but has been out of the managerial spotlight since 2021. He was linked with multiple openings recently across Europe, but remained away as questions arose around whether he would return, or if he was waiting for a specific job. Zidane recently not only committed to coming back to manage in the future, but the France national team is the job he wants next.
“I will surely return to coaching,” Zidane said at the Festival dello Sport di Trento. “I don’t know what the future holds for me. I feel like I can do something with the national team, that’s what I would like to do one day.”
Zidane previously made his interest known in the France job back in 2022. “I want it, of course. I will be, I hope, one day,” he said to . The French outlet previously claimed he is “preparing” for the role.
