France manager Didier Deschamps responded angrily to questions about his future in the role after his team was knocked out in the semifinals of Euro 2024 by Spain on Tuesday.
Deschamps, who led France to World Cup glory in 2018, has a contract through the end of the 2026 World Cup. However, questions have arisen about his position after France managed to score just one goal from open play at the European Championship, despite boasting a wealth of attacking talent.
Asked at his post-match news conference on Tuesday if he intended to lead France into the 2026 World Cup, Deschamps retorted, “You are terrible. Ask that question to the president [of the FFF]. I have just come from losing a semifinal, and you think that I have already thought about that.”
Meanwhile, France stalwart Mbappé expressed his disappointment with their elimination from Euro 2024 as a failure. The Real Madrid forward’s tournament concluded with just one goal, a penalty against Poland in the group phase, in five appearances.
“My competition? It was difficult,” Mbappé told reporters. “It was a failure. We had the ambition to be European champions; I had the ambition to be a European champion. We aren’t that, so it’s a failure.”
Spain advances to the final, where they will face either England or the Netherlands, who will clash on Wednesday in the second semifinal.