Didier Deschamps now stands alone at the top of a list that spans nearly a century of international football. The France head coach secured his 17th FIFA World Cup victory as a manager, breaking the record previously held by West Germany’s Helmut Schön, who accumulated 16 wins across his tenure.
The record-setting result came in emphatic fashion. France dispatched Norway 4-1 in the group stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, currently being hosted across Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
This is his fourth World Cup as France’s manager, having previously led Les Bleus in 2014, 2018, and 2022. Entering the 2026 tournament, he had already compiled 14 wins from 19 World Cup matches.
Under his management, France has topped their group in every single World Cup he’s overseen. All four of them.
The 2018 tournament stands as the crown jewel. Deschamps guided France to the title that year, making him just the third person in history to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and a coach. The other two members of that exclusive club are Mário Zagallo of Brazil and Franz Beckenbauer of West Germany.
