France manager Didier Deschamps is returning home from the 2026 World Cup following the death of his mother earlier this week.
Deschamps will miss France’s final Group I match against Norway, which will decide who finishes top of the standings, while he attends the funeral. But the 57-year-old, among only three men—alongside Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer—to win the World Cup as both a player and manager, is expected to later resume leadership of Les Bleus.
