World Cup
Zidane is back. The Frenchman will lead one of the strongest teams in the world
Legendary former football player Zinedine Zidane Discussions were held regarding cooperation with the French Football Federation. This was reported by Footmercato and L’Équipe.
The French national team and technical staff have started their preparations for the World Cup to be held in the USA. Les Bleus have friendly matches scheduled for March (against Brazil and Colombia) and June (against Ivory Coast).
The upcoming World Cup will be Didier Deschamps’ last match with the French team he has managed since 2012.
French Football Federation and Zidane’s delegation met to discuss future cooperation. One of Zinedine’s assistants is expected to be the famous specialist David Bettoni, with whom he previously worked at Real Madrid.
The sides also discussed Zidane’s desire to have a squad large enough by national team standards, including a data analysis unit.
The world football legend plans to coordinate these steps separately with the federation, whose policy does not provide a budget increase for the national team staff.
In the updated ranking of the world’s strongest teams, the French team ranked third after Spain and Argentina.
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Source: Sport UA
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