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Sad news for the French national team after the qualifying round
After France qualified for the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup with a 3-0 win over Iraq in the early hours of Tuesday, the French national team received some very sad news.
The French Football Federation announced the death of coach Didier Deschamps’ mother on Tuesday. The French national team coach was deeply affected by this family tragedy, so he left the US and returned to France to be with his loved ones and attend the funeral.
According to the site “Miss MercatoThe French Football Federation explained in an official statement that by mutual agreement with its president Philippe Diallo, Didier Deschamps entrusted the management of the team to his trusted assistant Guy Stephane until his return.
The coach will therefore not be on the bench for the final group stage match against Norway on FridayIt is a decisive match to determine the leader of the ninth group.
In its statement, the federation also noted that the entire French national team is deeply affected by this loss and expressed its condolences to Didier Deschamps and his family at this difficult time.
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The French national team started their World Cup campaign by beating Senegal (3-1) before beating Iraq (3-0) to secure their place in the next round.
Notably, Deschamps led France to victory at the 2018 World Cup and also reached the 2022 World Cup final before losing to Argentina on penalties.
