After Argentine Alfio Basile in Mexico 1986 and Italy 1990 earned the title of selection “Pampas” (1986) and lost the final soon after (0-1, Germany, in Italy 1990), the Frenchman Didier Deschamps could, at the age of 54 – if he won a Cup final The world in Qatar, Sunday, against Argentina, in Doha – to equate to the only coach to be two consecutive world champions for the same selection, as well as his coach. In two consecutive editions: the Italian Vittorio Pozzo, who led the “Squadra azzurra” (Italy) team to the titles of Italy 1934 and France 1938.
After 84 years of this achievement, it was not equaled by the Italian legend Vittorio Pozzo, who led Italy to win the gold medal in the first and second editions of the FIFA World Cup with the final stages held in Europe, after Uruguay 1930 – 2-1 in front of Czechoslovakia, after extra time. , in the 1934 final at home (Italy), and 4-2 against Hungary in 1938 in the decisive match, in Paris (World Cup in France) – Didier Deschamps who led the French team to victory in Russia 2018 (4) -2 against Croatia in the final ) is one win away from adding a second victory in the world’s most important competition at the helm of France.
Most importantly, heading into what will be France’s fourth World Cup final in the last seven FIFA Finals since 1998, Les Bleus will play their fourth final – and their fourth in 24 years -, and Deschamps, in addition to being a two-time world champion as coach, can Being crowned champion three times… because in France 1998 he was a champion playing, on the field, in the center of Les Bleus.
France won 24 years ago at home (3-0 to Brazil), lost the 2006 Germany final to Italy on penalties, missed the decisive matches in South Africa-2010 and Brazil-2014, but won in Russia-2018 and. In the final of Qatar 2022.
Deschamps, since Russia 2018, remembers, was just one of the three brilliant who managed to be world champions as players and coaches: in addition to the former midfielder, also the German Franz Beckenbauer – field champion in RFA-1974 and as a German coach in Italy in 1990 – and the Brazilian Mario Zagallo (twice champion in Sweden 1958 and Chile 1962, and as a member and advisor to the technical teams in Brazil after 1970, passed through 1994 and 2002) it.
It should be noted that Brazil were champions twice, in Sweden 1958 and Chile 1962, but with different coaches: first, Vicente Viola, then Emory Moreira.
