Friday June 26, against Norway, an unusual face will sit at the forefront of the French team bench. Didier Deschamps is absent, detained by his mother’s funeral in France. As was already the case in June 2022, during a Nations League match against Denmark which took place after the death of the coach’s father, it is Guy Stéphan who will take over as interim manager. A provisional promotion which changes nothing to his stature: since 2012 with the Blues, and since 2009 within Olympique de Marseille, the number one assistant of “DD” is one of the most influential men in French football, but also one of the least exposed.
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