The French national football team lost 4:6 to England on July 18 in Miami, in the third-place match at the 2026 World Cup. For Didier Deschamps, it was his last match as coach of France, a role he is leaving after fourteen years and 187 matches on the national team's bench. France24 ↗
The duel produced ten goals and starkly contrasting halves. According to match reports, France came close to a debacle in the opening period, but later turned it into an offensive showcase. England ultimately held on to a 6:4 victory, with Bukayo Saka scoring three goals. Kylian Mbappé was one of the central figures of the match and in assessments of the French team, and also recorded a record-breaking moment. Tagesspiegel ↗
Following the match, French media mainly highlighted the team's weak first half, which they described as the worst of Deschamps' tenure as national coach. At the same time, the coach's final press conference carried an emotional tone, with players and public figures thanking him for the period during which France belonged among the world's elite. n-tv ↗
Deschamps' successor is set to be Zinedine Zidane, who will officially take over as coach of France on September 1. He is expected to make his debut on the bench in the autumn, in the Nations League matches. teraz.sk ↗
Deschamps bowed out with France's defeat to England
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Spiel um Platz drei: Das war die WM-Nacht: England zeigt Gala, Rekord für Mbappé
Tagesspiegel
| 05:02 19.07.
Spiel um Platz drei: Das war die WM-Nacht: England zeigt Gala, Rekord für Mbappé
Die Zeit
| 05:00 19.07.
Verrücktes Match: England holt mit 6:4 gegen Frankreich WM-Platz drei
Der Standard
| 01:16 19.07.
Fußball-WM: Deschamps' letzter Tanz – Mbappé dankt mit emotionalem Brief
Tagesspiegel
| 21:58 18.07.
Zidane sa 1. septembra stane oficiálne novým trénerom Francúzska
teraz.sk
| 21:42 18.07.
A francia válogatott védője szerint senki nem akarja lejátszani a világbajnokság bronzmeccsét
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| 10:45 18.07.
Mbappé bedankt sich mit emotionalem Brief bei Nationaltrainer Deschamps
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| 22:45 18.07.
Mondial 2026 : La der' de Deschamps, Zidane successeur annoncé
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| 14:21 18.07.
Pressestimmen: „Ein Schiffbruch wie die Titanic“
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| 02:46 19.07.
Spiel um Platz drei: „Schiffbruch wie die Titanic“: Presse zum englischen Sieg
Tagesspiegel
| 01:53 19.07.
Mondial 2026 : la France évite le naufrage contre l'Angleterre mais s'incline pour la dernière de Deschamps
France24
| 01:06 19.07.
Coupe du monde 2026 : au terme d’un match fou, les Bleus s’inclinent face à l’Angleterre pour la dernière de Deschamps
Le Figaro
| 01:02 19.07.
A bronzérem enyhítheti a vb-döntőről lecsúszó két európai nagyhatalom fájdalmát - Franciaország–Anglia világbajnoki bronzmérkőzés élőben az Indexen!
Index.hu
| 22:42 18.07.
Mondial 2026 : Mbappé rend hommage à Deschamps, "l’une des plus grandes légendes de notre pays"
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| 22:15 18.07.
Mbappé titulaire, six changements... La compo des Bleus est tombée pour défier l’Angleterre
Le Figaro
| 21:37 18.07.
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