Overview
- France beat Sweden 3-0 in the Round of 16 on Wednesday, giving Didier Deschamps his 17th World Cup win and surpassing Helmut Schön's 16-victory mark from 1978.
- Deschamps built the 17 wins across the 2018, 2022 and 2026 tournaments with results that include a 2018 title and a 2022 final appearance for France.
- A France group-stage victory over Norway in 2026 was not added to Deschamps's personal total because he was absent from the bench after his mother died.
- Deschamps has coached 22 World Cup matches so far, leaving him three short of Helmut Schön's record 25 appearances and within reach of that mark if France reach the semifinals.
- Some media outlets have reported that Deschamps will leave the France job after this World Cup and that Zinedine Zidane could succeed him, but those reports have limited sourcing and have not been confirmed by official sources.