France head coach Didier Deschamps will miss the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage against Norway.

It is noted that the 57-year-old coach will not be on the coaching bench in the next match due to the death of his mother, who died on Tuesday, June 23.

The French Football Federation informed that Deschamps had already left the national team and went to France to attend the funeral..

“In agreement with the President of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, who is currently in the training camp of the French national team at the World Cup in the USA, Didier Deschamps has instructed his assistant Guy Stephane to lead the team until his return,” the FFF statement states..

As you know, the meeting of the third round of the French with the Norwegians will take place on Friday, June 26, and will begin at 22:00 Kyiv time.

The French team has already guaranteed itself access to the playoffs of the World Cup, having defeated Senegal (3:1) and defeated Iraq (3:0).

Let us recall that earlier the leader of the Norwegian national team frankly assessed the strength of France.

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