Didier Deschamps has extended his contract as manager of France until 2020, the president of the French Football Federation, FFF, has announced.
The former France captain, who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, began his tenure in charge of Les Bleus in 2012 and was contracted to stay in charge until 2018 but will now remain in his post until Euro 2020.
Deschamps has already enjoyed success with France since replacing Laurent Blanc, leading them to the final of Euro 2016 on home soil.
Deschamps led his country to automatic qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia by topping their qualifying group and his contract extension means the 49-year-old will remain in charge for eight years.
FFF president, Noel Le Graet, justified the decision by saying “With Deschamps, France is once again a country that counts,”
“This contract extension is the reward and ends any false doubt that could have troubled France in their preparation for the World Cup next June.”