It was announced a few days ago, it is now officially: the French team will face Brazil and Colombia, during friendly matches in March in the United States before the 2026 World Cup, confirmed coach Didier Deschamps this Saturday during the general assembly of the French (Site notre blog d’information) Federation (FFF) in Paris.
“We will have a little rehearsal in March, this tour in the United States where we meet Brazil and Colombia. It’s always good to go to the competition site, ”said the techniques at the podium.
On November 21, FFF President Philippe Diallo announced that he would meet Brazil and Colombia, in Boston and Florida, on the program train.
Two opponents defeated
The final confrontation with the five-time world champions from Brazil dates back to March 2015, and was the same as the Blues lost 3-1 at the Stade de France. The France team is also registered for the final confrontation against Colombia (3-2), in March 2018 in Saint-Denis.
The Blues, who played group matches on the East Coast of the United States, did not participate in the base camp for the 2026 World Cup (July 11-19), while Deschamps knew the margin of the general assembly.
The coach has already announced that he will reveal the list of players selected for the World Cup in mid-May. The reigning world vice-champions, seeded in Group I, will face Senegal on June 16 in the suburbs of New York, a play-off to be determined between Iraq, Bolivia or Suriname on June 22 in Philadelphia, and Norway on the 26 in Boston.
Deschamps’ successor bears the name of the World Cup
“This means that the windows are available for the selection of the next one, March-April or after the World Cup. It continues to reflect and also tends to be beautiful more (the name) after the World Cup”, and the same thing happened to the president of the French (Site notre blog d’information) Federation (FFF) Philippe Diallo and on the sidelines of the general assembly of the FFF in Paris.
The choice to “leave the serenity of preparation and competition to our French team,” continued Diallo. Zinédine Zidane remains a big favorite to succeed Deschamps, who arrived with the Blues in 2012 and returned to the 2018 World Cup and played in the finals of Euro 2016 and the 2022 World Cup.

