India, Sept. 25 -- Hours after India host the first of their three friendlies against top-50 teams, Zinedine Zidane will end a long wait to be helm France. "Now he's my national team coach. It's like a film, but it's amazing. It's real," said Kylian Mbappe. The season's first international window, reshaped to a fortnight where countries can play a maximum of four matches, will also see Lionel Messi's last dance - on the day India host Uruguay.

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