Fédération Française de Football
France's national football governing body, founded 1919.
The FFF confirmed Zinedine Zidane as France's new head coach on 28 July 2026, unveiled at a Paris press conference, giving president Philippe Diallo the successor to Didier Deschamps he had been seeking since the World Cup.
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The FFF backed Didier Deschamps' final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, his last tournament as head coach, through public debate over the omission of Eduardo Camavinga . On 23 June 2026 president Philippe Diallo approved Deschamps' leave of absence to attend a family funeral, with assistant Guy Stephan taking charge for the final Group I match against Norway on 26 June .
France's campaign ended in the semi-final on 14 July, beaten by Spain, and Deschamps' exit Left the federation to find a successor. It resolved that search on 28 July 2026, naming Zinedine Zidane head coach on a four-year cycle running to the next World Cup .
Founded in 1919 and among FIFA's founding members, the Fédération Française de Football has overseen France's most successful era in international football: World Cup wins in 1998 and 2018, and a final appearance in 2022. It manages the professional game domestically through Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, its professional league affiliate.
Diallo lands his choice of coach
The FFF ended its head-coach search on 28 July 2026, unveiling Zinedine Zidane at a press conference held at its Paris headquarters . President Philippe Diallo, who had steered the federation through Didier Deschamps' exit after the World Cup, presided over the announcement himself.
The appointment settles the succession question that had hung over the federation since Deschamps confirmed the tournament would be his last, and commits the FFF to a new four-year cycle spanning the Nations League, Euro 2028 and the next World Cup. Zidane is due to start work for the federation on 1 September 2026.
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