[2] Diacre continued to manage Clermont for three seasons until taking up the position as head coach of the French women's national team, a job she lost in March 2023.
[7] In June 2014, French men's professional club, Clermont Foot, appointed her as the replacement for head coach Helena Costa.
[2] After three full seasons all in Ligue 2, on 30 August 2017 Diacre left Clermont to become the manager of France's women's national team.
[9] At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted by France, Diacre had the goal by the French Football Federation of reaching the final, despite the draw meaning that they would likely face favourites the United States in the quarter-finals.
[10] On 9 March 2023, the France Football Federation terminated Diacre amid reports of several top players, including captain Wendie Renard, refusing to play under her management.
[11] In 2017, Diacre stripped longtime France national team player Wendie Renard of her first-captaincy, and gave the armband to Amandine Henry instead.
Diacre generated controversy with her list of call-ups for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with notable absences including Kheira Hamraoui and Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
Later in the year, United States player and quarterfinal goalscorer Megan Rapinoe questioned Diacre’s tactics in the match, and suggested the team have a change in management.
[19] Diacre’s comments were put into question by Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas and former Lyon manager Reynald Pedros.
[24] Following the Tournoi de France, former Lyon manager Gérard Prêcheur told L'Équipe that “everyone knows” about the bad relationship between Diacre and her players.
[28][29] Bouhaddi delved further into her reasons for retiring from the national team and denounced Diacre in an interview, saying “Winning a title with this coach seems impossible to me.
[32] A new controversy arose when Diacre did not call up captain Amandine Henry for two Euro 2022 qualifying matches in October 2020, saying she was not at an adequate national team level after recovering from an injury.
The decision drew critical reactions from Olympique Lyonnais Féminin’s General Manager Olivier Blanc, Henry’s agent, Wendie Renard, Amel Majri, and Reynald Pedros.
At the beginning of February 2021, Noël Le Graët offered his continued support to Diacre: "Her sporting record is very good."
[51][52] On 8 March 2023, amid reports of opposition from players and uncertainty over her future, Diacre said she had been "the subject of a smear campaign that is astonishing in its violence and dishonesty" ahead of the World Cup.
French media reports said former captain Wendie Renard and other senior players including Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani had made clear they would no longer play for France as long as Diacre remained coach.