Zinédine Zidane led his first match as coach of the France team against Turkey in the Nations League, arriving late at the Izmit stadium where the Marseillaise was whistled by the Turkish public despite his initial absence on the bench.
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Zinédine Zidane, former captain of the 1998 world champions, begins his first selection as coach of the France team during a Nations League match against Turkey.
Zinédine Zidane's first as coach of the France team was special to say the least. Indeed, the former number 10 of the 1998 world champions was not present at the edge of the pitch when the Marseillaise began to ring out in the Turkish venue of Izmit, where the Blues are challenging the local selection this Friday on behalf of the League of Nations.
A small delay which did not prevent him from playing the national anthem, whistled at the very beginning by the Turkish public. Accustomed during his playing career to warm atmospheres, Zinédine Zidane could hardly expect another type of welcome in Turkey, in a boiling hot stadium despite the last catastrophic World Cup of Ardan Güler and others.

The French football team gathered at Clairefontaine under the direction of new coach Zinédine Zidane. Unlike the Deschamps era, no journalists were present at the foot of the steps. At the end of the day, the staff presented the players with a video retracing the finest hours of the selection, arousing strong emotion among the players.

Eleven years after their last Euro final, the volleyball Blues face Poland in the final after beating Finland in the semi-final (3-1) in Milan, thanks to a solid performance from Trévor Clévenot and his teammates.

For his first match as coach of the France team, Zinédine Zidane saw his Blues lose 1-0 against Turkey in Izmit. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the 54th minute but was injured shortly after, while Turkey equalized late in the match thanks to an own goal from Jules Koundé in the 69th minute.

The French team plays its first official match under the direction of Zinédine Zidane against Turkey in the Nations League, with several last-minute withdrawals and a sluggish first period ending in a 0-0 draw at half-time.

The French team begins the Zinédine Zidane era with a 0-0 draw against Turkey in the Nations League in Izmit. Despite several last-minute changes and withdrawals, the Blues struggled to find their offensive rhythm in the first period.

Zinédine Zidane revealed the composition of the France team to face Turkey in the Nations League on Friday in Izmit, with a 4-3-3 system emphasizing control of the midfield. Kylian Mbappé will be positioned on the left of the attack, a first since Euro 2024, while Adrien Rabiot, Manu Koné and Rayan Cherki will form the trio in the middle. The defense will be made up of Mike Maignan as goalkeeper, Jules Koundé and Adrien Truffert on the sides, and Dayot Upamecano associated with Maxence Lacroix in the central axis.