In office since 2017, Corinne Deacon was dismissed from her position as coach of the France team after criticism from her players. The identity of the successor remains unknown.
This time, it’s official. Corinne Deacon has been dismissed from her position as coach of the French women’s team. For now, the identity of the successor who will lead Les Bleues to the World Cup (July 20 – August 20) has not been revealed. A “work group» will be constituted to choose the replacement of Corinne Deacon. Gérard Prêcheur, current coach of the women’s PSG, would be the main track.
Exit “the Le Graët affair”, the comex of the FFF has decided on the “Deacon affair”. A working group, made up of Jean-Michel Aulas, Marc Keller, Aline Riera and Laura Georges, examined the question by surveying several players in French football. Despite “her determination”, Corinne Deacon – in office since 2017 and under contract until the summer of 2024 – did not resist the media storm launched by selection captain Wendie Renard on February 24.
The 32-year-old defender of the France team had announced “his withdrawal” in order to “maintaining mental health”. Other teammates like Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani have also announced that they will withdraw from the selection. “It’s important to have something new, girls just can’t take it anymore“, even if “they do not necessarily express themselves. The French Federation must take steps, we have raised a cry of alarm“explained Diani on Téléfoot.
Faced with the attacks of her players, the coach initially remained silent before responding with a press release, via her lawyer: “For more than ten days, I have been the subject of a smear campaign that astounds with its violence and dishonesty. My detractors do not hesitate — without embarrassing themselves with the truth — to attack my personal and professional integrity, four months before the World Cup“.
Corinne Deacon ends her career with the Bleues on a mixed record. Overall, the results are not bad, with 57 wins in 73 games, for 7 draws and 8 defeats. France even occupies fifth place in the FIFA rankings. However, the now ex-coach failed to turn his team around in major competitions. During the 2019 World Cup played in France, Les Bleues lost to the United States in the quarter-finals. “Failure” also in 2022, with a defeat in the semi-finals against Germany.
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The Blue schedule for the World Cup
The next objectives of the Bleues are clear: to prepare well for the World Cup. This will be played in Australia and New Zealand (July 20 – August 20). For this, the calendar is already busy, with several preparation matches.
April 7: friendly match against Colombia in Clermont-Ferrand
April 11 : friendly match against Canada at Le Mans
July 6: friendly match against Ireland in Dublin
Les Bleues will then fly to Australia to play a last friendly match against the local players on July 14thin Melbourne.
The France team will then enter the competition on July 23 against Jamaica before facing Brazil on July 29 and Panama on August 2nd.