Zinedine Zidane has insisted he did not leave his Real Madrid post as manager just so he could take over as France coach.
Zidane made the shock decision to resign as Madrid coach just few days after leading Los Blancos to a third consecutive Champions League title.
The 45-year-old was quickly linked to taking over his country, who under Didier Deschamps are considered among the favourites to win the World Cup.
But Zidane said his decision to leave Madrid had nothing to do with leading his nation.
“The most important thing is to support the team of France,” he told TF1 .
“I didn’t stop to want to take the team of France. I stopped to make a parenthesis.
“I’m behind the French team. We want it to bring back a second title.”
Zidane says he has made no decision on his immediate future as yet, with a welcome break being enjoyed after a stressful but successful time at Santiago Bernabeu.
Quizzed on what he has planned, the 1998 World Cup winner said: “I’ve got my feet up and am feeling good.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do.
“The most important thing is the decision I’ve taken, the rest we’ll see.”
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France begin their 2018 World Cup match against Australia on Saturday before games with Peru and Denmark in Group C.
