According to RMC, Zidane will announce his first squad as head coach of the French national team on September 17.

After Zidane's first press conference as head coach of the French national team and the announcement of his coaching staff, the next focus of public attention will be his first squad list. The French team is expected to announce the squad on September 17, a few days before the first training camp, which starts on September 21.

Subsequently, the French team will play Turkey and Belgium in the UEFA Nations League, in Izmit and Brussels respectively. Zidane's first home game as coach will not be until the next international break, when France will host Italy at the Stade de France in early October. This match also carries significant symbolic meaning.

Zidane's first squad may bring surprises.

After 14 years of Deschamps' coaching, Zidane's first squad will be a major event in French football, and some surprises may emerge.

In 2012, before Deschamps' first training camp and after a bustling Euro 2012, Deschamps first called up Raphaël Varane, Christophe Jallet, and Étienne Capoue. Conversely, he did not continue to call up Hatem Ben Arfa and Yann M'Vila.

Meanwhile, Zidane and the French Football Federation are still finalizing the last few matters before he officially takes office. Former Canal+ journalist Cyril Giraudon has been selected as the future press officer for the French team, replacing Raphaël Raymond, who has held the position since 2018.

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